Belgium

Belgian Chocolates
think iconYou may be familiar with Belgian chocolate and Belgian waffles, but there is likely a lot of information about Belgium that you do not know. Before you begin exploring the geography, government, and culture of Belgium, take a moment to read some interesting facts below.

Did You Know?

  • The Brussels National Airport in Belgium is the world's largest chocolate selling point in the world.
  • Roughly 98% of the population of Belgium lives in cities. This is the largest urbanized population in Europe.
  • Belgium has three official languages.
  • The word "spa" comes from a town in Belgium by the same name. The town of Spa is famous for its cold springs.
  • In Belgium, there are more comic strip artists per square mile than anywhere else in the world.
  • Despite the misleading name, french fries were actually invented in Belgium, not France.