Interesting Facts about Belgium

Belgium Interesting Facts

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Europe. Here are some interesting facts about Belgium:

There is no Belgian language. Belgium has three official languages such as Dutch, French, and German.

The most famous sport in Belgium is football.

Belgian national symbol is a peeing boy. Boy's name is Manneken Pis. According to the legend, a boy put out the fire from spreading in Brussels by peeing on it.

French fries were invented actually by Belgians.

Belgium has over 1000 different types of beer. Moreover, every Belgian beer has a matching glass.

Belgium has one of the highest tax rates in the world. If you earn more than 40,000 EUR per year, income tax is 50%.

Belgians make flower carpets.

It is not Santa Claus who comes to Belgium, but Sinterklaas or Saint Nicholas.

Belgians co-invented the World Wide Web (www).

Saxophone was invented by Belgian.

Belgium holds the world record for the longest period without a government.

Brussels is the capital of Belgium and its largest city.

Belgium got its name from the Romans.

Belgium is one of the founding members of the EU, WTO, OECD, NATO, and the Eurozone.

Belgium hold the world record for the export of billiard balls.

Blegian discovered the Big Bang theory.

It costs money to use a public bathroom in Belgium. It costs about 30-50 EUR cents.

Belgians are the second tallest nation in the world.

Smurfs and Tintin come from Belgium.

The longest tram line can be found in Belgium.

Europe's first skyscraper was built in Belgium.