Belgium

According to ALLCITYCODES.COM, the area code for Belgium is 32. It is located in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), and is one of the countries in the NANP system that makes international calls to and from other countries. The 32 code is used to make calls within Belgium, as well as making international calls to and from other countries in the NANP system. The country has a number of landline operators such as Belgacom, Telenet, Orange, Mobistar, and others, all of which offer competitive rates for local, regional, and international calls. In addition to landlines, there are several mobile networks in Belgium such as Proximus (GSM/UMTS/LTE), Telenet (GSM/UMTS/LTE), Orange (GSM/UMTS/LTE), Base (GSM/UMTS/LTE) and Mobistar (CDMA). Customers can purchase prepaid sim cards from any of these providers in order to make calls to local numbers or international numbers within the NANP system. All of these networks offer competitive rates for both local and international calls. For those who need to make international calls from Belgium outside of the NANP system, there are several third-party service providers that offer competitive rates on making such calls. These include International Call Cards (ICC), which allow customers to purchase calling minutes at a discounted rate; World Phone Card International Calling Services; VoIP services such as Skype; prepaid calling cards; or through VoIP apps like Viber or Whatsapp. Belgium is a federal, parliamentary, representative democratic monarchy. The Prime Minister of Belgium is the head of government and exercises executive power. The Prime Minister is appointed by the King after the political parties have formed a coalition government. The bicameral Parliament consists of a Senate and Chamber of Representatives. There are eleven political parties in Belgium, representing various ideologies from centre-right to far-left. The two main political parties are the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party (CD&V) and the Socialist Party (SP). These two parties form a coalition government with several other smaller parties. In addition, there are several regional and linguistic parties that represent Dutch-speaking Flemish people as well as French-speaking Walloons. Belgium has proportional representation at all levels of government, which ensures fair representation for all political viewpoints. PETSINCLUDE: Features public policy of Belgium.