At a Glance

Amsterdam
Population: 730,000 (16.3 million total in The Netherlands)
Size: 16.3 square kilometers
Language: Dutch
People: Dutch (Germanic and Gallo-Celtic stock), Turks, Moroccans, Indonesians
Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim
Time: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6pm in Amsterdam.
Currency: The euro. Regular banking hours are Monday–Friday, 8:30am–1:00pm and 3:00pm–4:00pm.
Electricity: 220 volts

Luxembourg
Population: 480,222
Size: 51.46 square kilometers
Language: French, German, Luxembourgish
People: Celtic, French, German, Italian, Portuguese
Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Muslim
Time: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6pm in Luxembourg. Daylight Savings begins in March and lasts until October.
Currency: The euro. Banking hours are generally 8:30am–4:30pm, Monday–Friday.
Electricity: 220–230 volts, 2-pin plugs are widely used.

Brussels
Population: 1.1 million
Size: 162 square kilometers
Languages: French, Dutch, German
People: French, Dutch, English, German
Religion: Roman Catholic, Jewish, Protestant
Time: Greenwich Mean Time plus one hour. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 6pm in Brussels. Daylight Savings begins in March and lasts until October.
Currency: The euro. Regular banking hours are Monday–Friday, 9am–4pm.
Electricity: 220–230 volts