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Practical Country Info
Belgium Practical Country Info
BrusselsLocal time
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Belgium, civil time is represented by Europe/Brussels, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +32, and the country-code domain is .be.
Time zone
Europe/Brussels
Driving side
Right side
Mains voltage
230 V
Calling code
+32
ISO alpha-2
BE
Civil time
Belgium time right now
Civil time reference
IANA time-zone identifiers used on this page
Belgium is represented here using Europe/Brussels.
Road standard
Driving side
Right side traffic
Road convention
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Belgium.
Electrical system
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Nominal mains voltage
230 V
Plug and socket types
Plug and socket types
Type C
2 round pins
Type E
2 round pins with a projecting earth pin
Socket diagrams show the identifying pin geometry. Actual outlet faceplates can vary by manufacturer and installation.
Communications and identifiers
How Belgium is identified internationally
+32
Calling code
.be
Country domain
BE
ISO 3166
Alpha 2BE
Alpha 3BEL
Numeric056
For Belgium, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Structured reference
Belgium practical data table
| Field | Belgium | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | Europe/Brussels | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 50 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +32 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .be | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | BE | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | BEL | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 056 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Belgium's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +32, ccTLD .be, time-zone reference Europe/Brussels, and identify the authority used for each claim.