Belgium
You 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.