Facts and figures

Full Name: Flanders
Form of state: federated entity of the federal state of Belgium
Capital city: Brussels
Area: 13,522 sq km (5,220.8734 sq miles)
Number of inhabitants: 6,117,440
Population density: 452 inhabitants / sq km
Climate: temperate maritime climate
Temperature: average daytime temperature between 1° C (January) and 21° C (August)
Geography: flat land bordered by the sea
Language: Dutch
Religion: predominantly Roman Catholic, also Islam, Protestantism and Judaism
Currency: euro
Time zone: GMT + 1
Daylight saving starts: last Sunday in March
Daylight saving ends: last Sunday in October
Electricity: 220V
Electric plug details: European plug with two circular metal pins
Weights and measures: metric
Country dialling code: 32

Public Holidays

New Year: 1 January
Easter Sunday: (2010) 5 April
Easter Monday: (2010) 6 April
May day: 1 May
Ascension Day: (2010) 13 May
Whit Sunday (Pentecost): (2010) 23 May
Whit Monday (Pentecost Monday): (2010) 24 May
National Day in Flanders: 11 July
National Day in Belgium: 21 July
Assumption Day: 15 August
All Saints’ Day: 1 November
Armistice Day: 11 November
Christmas Day: 25 December

Other important dates in the calendar

Many offices will also be closed on the following days:
All Souls’ Day: 2 November
Boxing Day: 26 December

More information

General portal for Belgium: http://www.belgium.be

General portal for Flanders: http://www.flanders.be

Flemish Government portal (in Dutch): http://www.vlaanderen.be

Tourist information:
http://www.visitflanders.com

VRIND (Vlaamse Regionale Indicatoren) (in Dutch):
http://publicaties.vlaanderen.be/ebl-web/do/publicatieSessionFacade/publicatieEenvoudigeDetailAction/raadplegen?method=raadplegen&id=15176

Contact

Flemish Department of Foreign Affairs
Boudewijnlaan 30, B-1000 Brussel
PO Box 80, B-1000 Brusel
call + 32 (0)2 553 60 32
fax + 32 (0)2 553 60 37
email pr@flanders.be
web http://www.flanders.be

If you wish to contact the representatives of Flanders in your country or region, please consult http://www.flanders.be (representatives), for contact details.