10 + Surprising Facts About Belgium 

Fries were created in Belgium and not france what many people think

Wie komt er ook uit België?

I’m from Belgium and I even learned new facts! Some more things about Belgium: - we have ALOT of smaller groceryshops instead of big shops like Walmart. - we have great universities - in the holidayseason we organise big christmas events: a lot of different little chalet kind of things sell waffles, hats, hot chocolat, scarfs, ... basically EVERYTHING! - Côte d’Or is the best chocolate you can buy in Belgium. In Brussels there is a Côte d’Or factory. You can actually visit the factory ( I did with school 4 years ago) and we could pour our own chocolate, make a label for it and take it home. - Cuberdons is a famous candy (from Gent) and its also called ‘neuzen’ which means noses (because of the shape). - We have a lot of different types of waffles, but the two most famous are: the ‘Luikse waffle’ and the ‘Brusselse waffle’. The difference between those two waffles is that the Luikse had bits of sugar in it and it is more filling for the stomach. Usually not eaten with any toppings. The Brusselse waffle is way more airy and lighter to eat. Most of the times topped with whipped cream, powdered sugar and strawberries. In almost every city you can buy the Luikse in different stalls but not as fast in restaurants except for in Luik itself. The Brusselse waffle is mostly sold in restaurants, except for in Brussels. Over there you can buy it from a stall as well as eat it in a restaurant. Though there are exceptions in every city. - Cool tv programs are: Wie is de mol (Who is the mole) and Expeditie Robinson (Expedition Robinson). Wie is de mol is about a trip people make and on that trip, they have to do challenges. But there is one saboteur which has to stay undercover and still sabotage the challenge (the mole). The other people have to answer questions at the end of the day about the mole. The one who had the most questions wrong has to go home. It’s hard to explain though. Expeditie robinson is when people are dropped on an island and they have to do challenges in 2 groups and 1 of the people from the losing group can be elimintated and so on. Again, I didn’t explain it that well! - Belgium is very expensive. - Thanksgiving doesn’t exist here. We have christmas eve, christmas day, newyear, new years eve... We also have Sinterklaas instead of Santa. It’s on the 6th of December. A man in a white beard rides on a horse and gives presents to good kids. His helpers go through the chimney of every house to drop the presents off inside. The helpers have a black on there body because of the soot in the chimney. Kids usually place a their shoe somewhere around the house with a carrot in it for the horse. - People speak French and Flemish (Dutch) and a little German in the east - School is on a very high level - Stereotypes which are true most of the times: Belgians love football, we eat a lot of fries

It’s funny in one of the drone shots I can literally see my house 😂

Just a few other ideas: Diamonds, beer (variations)!, wafels, comic books (example: tin tin but much more) Origin of fries (not France ;-))

- Next to chocolate Belgium is also known for its beer, jenever, pralines, waffles, fries, endive, brussels sprouts and is renowned for its bakeries - The Body Mass Index (BMI) was devised by the Belgian mathematician and astronomer Adolphe Quetelet - The name of the euro currency was first proposed by a Belgian to the European Commission in 1992. The design of euro sign (€) was created by the Belgian Alain Billiet. - There are three official languages: Dutch, French and German - Nearly 80% of the world's billiard balls are made in Belgium - Antwerp has been the diamond capital of the world since the 1400s - The Law Courts of Brussels is the largest court of justice in the world with a built land area of 26,000 m² (bigger than Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome) - Belgium produces the greatest variety of bricks in the world - Although a small country it's also known for its production of firearms (FN SCAR, P90...) - Belgium has one of the highest divorce rates in Europe. It is only surpassed by Lithuania and Latvia - The Belgian Coast Tram is the world's longest tramway at 68 km - The first railway line on the European continent (and first in the world outside the UK) opened between Brussels and Mechelen in 1835. Belgium also has the world's densest rail network - The Big Bang Theory was devised by the Belgian priest and phycisist Georges Lemaitre who came up with the idea in 1927 - Belgium has compulsory voting and thus maintains one of the highest rates of voter turnout in the world - Belgium has compulsory education up to the age of 18 (highest in the world) - Europe's first modern health resort opened in Spa in the 18th century - Europe's first casino, Lla Redoute, opened in 1763 in Spa - Neanderthal skulls were first discovered in the Belgian village of Engis in 1829 - Belgium has more comic makers per square kilometer than any other country in the world (even Japan). Well known are Tin Tin, Lucky Luke, The Smurfs, Thorgal, Boule et Bill... - Belgium's border with the Netherlands is extremely convoluted. In the town of Baarle-Hertog, some of the buildings are even split right down the middle between the two countries - The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax - Physicist and mathematician Ingrid Daubechies developed the mathematical model used by the FBI to stock finger prints. She's also known for her work with wavelets in image compression resulting in the invention of JPG images. - Europe's first skyscraper was built in Antwerp in 1928 - Belgium provided the uranium for the A-Bomb dropped by the Americans on Hiroshima. It came from the colony of Belgian Congo. - World's second deepest swimming pool is located in Ukkel (Brussels), reaching 35 metres in depth. it was the deepest until the opening of Y-40 (Padua, Italy) in 2014) - First country in the world to introduce electronic ID cards (2003) - Belgium became the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia (2002) - First country in the world to ban cluster bombs, and second to ban forced marriages (2006) - Belgium is lit up more brightly at night than almost any other country due its dense highway network being nearly 100% illuminated. NASA astronauts even call it the 'Belgian Window' because of how it looks from space - Tax levels in Belgium are among the highest in the world - Only 12% of trucks and lorries using Belgian roads are immatriculated in Belgium - The world's largest ship lift is the counterweighted lift of Strepy-Thieu in the Belgian province of Hainaut - Belgium has the highest density of art collectors of any country - 15% of the population are immigrants or children or grandchildren of immigrants - Karl Marx (1818-1883) wrote his famous Manifesto while in exile in Brussels in the mid 19th century - Clovis (466-511), considered to be the first king of France, was born and raised in Tournai - Charles Martel (686-741) saved Europe from islamization by defeating the invading Muslims at the Battle of Poitiers in 732. He was born in Herstal, near Liege - Charlemagne (742-814), founder of the Holy Roman Empire, was born and raised near Liege in Wallonia - Belgian painters are credited to have invented oil painting in the 15th century (probably Jan van Eyck) - Charles V of Habsburg (known as Charles Quint in French), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain (and colonies), Naples and Sicily, and ruler of the Burgundian territories, was born and raised in Ghent - The last Emperess of Mexico was Charlotte of Belgium (1840-1927), daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium - Although the birth control pill was first produced in the United States in 1957, it wasn't until the Belgian obstetrician and gynecologist Ferdinand Peeters developed an improved version that wasn't riddled with side effects in 1961, that the pill could be widely used by women - plastic was invented by plastics pioneer Leo Henricus Baekeland, who created the first commercial version of plastic called Bakelite - Roller Skates were invented by Belgian horologist John Joseph Merlin in 1760 - When you check an online map for directions or browse the location of a new restaurant, you’re likely using one of the most-famous Belgian innovations ever created: the Mercator projection, created in 1569 by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator - Chemist Edward de Smedt paved the way for the creation of modern roads with his invention of asphalt concrete (1870) - The internal combusting engine had a profound impact on society, enabling the movement of automobiles, trucks, airplanes and buses. Invented by engineer Étienne Lenoir in 1858 - Neoprene, a sythetic rubber used in mousepads, wetsuits, masks... invented by Julius Nieuwland (1920) - America’s first operational ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) was created by Belgian pioneer rocket designer Karl Jan Bossart, born in Antwerp - Belgium holds the world record for the longest time a democratic country has gone without an elected government. It took Belgium 541 days to form a federal government in 2010-2011 - Despite being a small country, we have (officialy) 6 governments (And people wonder why we have to pay so much goddamn taxes...)

Nothing about beer? Maybe a part 2 that talks about that for the future. Beer culture in Belgium is amazing

fries are from Belgium not from France (i am from Belgium)

King Philippe is ruling since 2013, not 2017.. Strange not to have heard something about belgian beers, we have more than 2500 local beers in our small country.. No word about our delicous french fries, neither about the people and the fact we have three different languages spoken throughout the country. However, nice of you not to have talked about our shitty politic stuff :D

80% of the world's diamond trade passes through Antwerp, Belgium.

Belgium is a trilingual country. Dutch, French, and German are the official languages from Belgium. and we learn a 4th language that's English

Belgium: *Good food 50%* *Rain 50%*

I would have included the incredible festival culture: Belgium organises many of the best and biggest festivals in Europe (and even the world) like Tomorrowland, Rock Werchter, Pukkelpop,...

Dont forget about the wafels and the BELGAIN fries not French Fries

The French fries are actually from Belgium

I’m a Belgian living in the US and videos like this make me miss my country ❤️

Belgium has more beer per square KM than any other place on earth. It's also BETTER than any other beer.

Oh yeah, The smurfs were from us as well.

this video makes me proud to live in Belgium :)

*EEEY WAAR ZIJN DIE BELGEEEEEH GEEF EEN LIKE ALS JE EEN BELG BENT* Edit: Godverdomt zo veel likes 👁👄👁 Ja sorry k’was een like bedelaar

you forgot to mention beer, wafels, cuberdons, mayonaise, the languages, our crazzy political system, our art and our archetecture

We're all just Belgian here, discussing Belgium on our own, aren't we? :p

i'm from Belgium and "french" fries are actualy from belgium just a fact

WHERE ARE MY BELGIUM BROTHERS?

Philip has been King of Belgium since 2013, not 2017 as you mention.

Being Belgian myself, watching this makes me so proud of my country. With the political and administrative landscape being a total mess, we often forget the beauty of all other things in our little country! Thank you for this video!

Belgium is beautiful i was there in 2016

I’m here because I found out I have ancestry dating back to the mid 1400s that hail from Belgium. I wish I knew more about my family and country! 🇧🇪

I am Belgian, 64 percent christian, i very much doubt that, there are almost no Christians left, most people are atheist, infact i can say there is a strong anti-Catholic group in Belgium the second biggest group are Muslims mainly because of the large Turkish and Moroccan communities we have here and king Philip (who is not very popular) is in power since 2013 not 2017, some other facts, Antwerp has the largest in land port in the world, its also the world's Diamond center, Belgium is the second county after the UK, to undergo the industrial revolution, making it the 3th largest world power in the period before world war 1, in the 1100' - 1500's Belgian cities like Brugge and Antwerp where the center of the entire international economy, belgian inventors invented a wide range of things like plastic, Asphalt, Mercator projection, the World Wide Web, JPEG conversion, Electric tram, Internal combustion engine, synthetic rubber, the Stock exchange, of course French fries and many other things, the first leader of the crusades and first king of concurred Jerusalem was a Belgian (Godfrey of Bullion) and in the The Battle of the Golden Spurs (1302), is the first time in history that a militia of (Belgian) farmers and civilians manage to defeat the most powerful and prominent professionally trained military army in Europe at the time (France) we have among the worlds greatest painters and artworks like Pieter Paul Rubens, van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Dieric Bouts, Petrus Christus, Hans Memling, Hugo van der Goes and Hieronymus Bosch, and so on, i can keep going, its a small country but with a very big history

French fries are auctually Belgian fries!

Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae (literally "Of those the bravest are the Belgians", often translated literally into French by "Of all the peoples of Gaul, the Belgians are the bravest.) - Julius Caesar

Damn i am from belgium myself and this vid is really well put together! I’ve even learned some stuff myself like the fact about the castles... like the vid a lot! Much love from Belgium 🖤💛❤️

Alle belgische mensen laat een like achter

Germany’s favorite flanking route to France

Belgium 1814 The Peace of Ghent was concluded on December 24, 1814 between the United States of America and the United Kingdom, after the War of 1812. The treaty was signed in Ghent, in the mirror room of the former Carthusian Monastery on the Fratersplein in Ghent, at the time the home van Lieven Bauwens where the English delegation stayed. The American delegation stayed in the Hof van Lovendeghem, also called Hotel Schamp, in the Veldstraat; a commemorative plaque has been attached to the facade of that building to commemorate this

On the end of the 19th century, Belgium was the 3th industrial power in the world. And the country had only 70 years of existance.

heyo i’m Belgian and i’m pretty sure not 60% of the population identifies as christian. it’s true that most are officially christian, got baptised and that stuff, but most choose do that because “it’s what everyone does”, without having religious beliefs. you can find proof of this in churches, there aren’t many Belgians at all who go to church!

Please mention the importance of Scouting in Belgian culture. About every city or village has one or several scouting groups belonging to several different organizations. Every Belgian child has spent at least a trial day in Scouting. Scouting has been incredibly popular in Belgium since its founding and its popularity was further boosted by the late King Boudewijn who was very fond of his experiences at scouting. Also Belgian not only founded the European Union, but also the modern Olympics. Which we hosted in 1920, 2 years after WWI during which our country had been occupied for over 90%. The Olympics had been canceled during the war and Belgian was so committed to seeing its initiative continue that we organized it 2 years after the most destructive war the world had ever seen. We do not talk about it much, but founding the modern Olympics and subsequently keeping them alive after WWI should be considered the single greatest diplomatic victory of my country. Well that and the EU ofcourse.

Facts about Belgium: We invented the first plastic (Bakelite) We're famous for beer We have 4 governments The first Neanderthal was found in Belgium, but not yet recognised as another species of human at the time We had a thriving Coal industry in the 1800-1900s We were the first country to get industrialised on the European continent We invented the bolt-action rifle The region of Flanders used to be famous for its wool in medieval times English wool farmers in medieval times most often were Flemish people who moved to England to join the army Thomas More tells about Antwerp in his Utopia The Saxophone is Belgian The Smurfs and Tintin are Belgian Fries are Belgian, but are called French because of WW1 French soldiers One of the most efficient and famous Transatlantic companies was Belgian: Red Star Line The title 'Made in Belgium' was a sign of quality in the 90's The Belgian army was the first to act successfully at the end of WW1 by starting the Liberation Offensive on 28 september 1918 ...

Thank you so much for being such a good person, not offending me and not saying bad things about Belgium, this video means a lot to me. Because a lot of others say that Belgium is a bad nation : ) ,but, to me it's not, i will always thank people for saying cheerful things about Belgium, i will make sure nobody says bad things about my home land. And again, thank you so much. edit: please talk about Oostende because i live that beautiful city the beach is amazing you can meet a lot of nice people in the shops near the beach, you can make lots of friends, and best of all, make your own opinion about it. edit 2: please also talk about Antwerp because my dad lives there and i would love to hear somebody talk about this beautiful city (is the head city of the province Antwerp)

Hi. As a Belgian, pretty good piece you clearly did some fact checking. A lot of people don't bother with that anymore. Thanks for pointing out that the Belgian identity is a lot older that the country. A lot of my american friends don't really understand that cities in my country are a lot older than the country itself going back to roman times in some cases. (Tongeren)

it misses the Festival and Fries ^^

Zet ons kleine landje in een heel mooi daglicht! België is misschien niet heel groot maar heeft zoveel moois te bieden en heeft een heel rijke geschiedenis!

I'm so proud that I'm from Belgium

you forgot the beer of belgium!

Americans Call french fries french but they are actually belgian

Hi from Ireland. I hope to visit Belgium when this covid takes a hike and lets us all get on with our lives. ☺️

Belgium is also famous for the best diamonds, lace/lace makers,and beer..also the Clydesdale horses. It was a Belgian artist who painted many of the paintings for King Henry the Vlll's Tudor household during his reign. My mother is from Brugge, and it is considered one of the most Gothic cities in the world.

belgium is the host of tomorrow land 😊

As someone who is from Belgium, I'm really impressed and suprised to see someone actually make a video about it. But if i may you forgot a few things not only chocolate is important in our economy we also have a lot of different beers each with their own unique taste and way of being made, also diamond cutting is a big thing, if i'm not mistaken Belgium cuts and and pollishes the most rough diamonds in europe maybe even the world

Did you guys now that frenchfries are from Belgium 🇧🇪

I'm traveling right now for over a year out of my home of Belgium. Thank you for this video, this made me emotional.

Don't forget about philippe geubels

You didn't say anything about the people and languages, like Flemish Vs. French. Pretty important point.

Belgium has no language of its own in Flanders they speak Dutch In wallonia they speak French

As a Belgian inhabitant, born and raised in Flanders, I say, there are so many things to learn about our country. Everebody is talking about our chocolat and beer and stuff.... But take a look at our deeper history. Take a look at the' PEOPLE' . We made Belgium! .

I'm from Belgium. One thing i you guys need know it's that Antwerp had the 2nd most biggest port and Antwerp is called the capital of Antwerp. You need to make a part two of this. You guys do a amazing job 👌.

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Don’t forget over 3000 varieties of beer :) Headquarters of NATO, upcoming wine country, Emperor Charles V was born in Ghent, Belgians invented fries, Tongeren is one of the oldest cities in Western Europe and looks like Antwerp could be too, the Cathedral of Antwerp is the highest point of the BeNeLux, Antwerp has the only intact Rococo palace in the BeNeLux, Belgium has famous painters: Rubens, Van Dyck, Matsijs, Van Eyck, Karel Appel, Ensor. Godfried of Bouillon was duke in the now Belgian borders, Jacques Brel and Adamo are Belgians. The Sax was invented by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian. All Royal palaces have Belgian tapestries on their walls. Val Saint-Lambert is Belgian. The first Belgian King served under Tsarina Catherine the Great and her grandson Alexander I and drove Napoleon out of Paris and was present at the Convention of Vienna. He was almost Prince consort of England and was invited as King of the Belgians after the death of his first wife Princes Charlotte. His Daughter became Empress of Mexico……. Ooh I can keep going

Here's a fun fact: Belgium has 3 official languages: Dutch(Flemish), French and German. However in general we only learn 2 of them in school by default, Dutch and French. German is reserved for those studying languages. On top of this, we also learn English by default. So many people in Belgium are at least trilingual, speaking dutch, french and english after leaving school.

It are BELGIAN Fries , not french Fries, . A Belgian invented the smurfs. In Antwerp we cut the finest diamonds. The slogan there is : we speak diamond. Our king is ruling since 2013 not 2017 and just for fun: we say Hallo (= hello)

The oldest city of Belgium is Tongeren. That's where ambiorix in the time of Caesar defended Belgium of the Romans

5:00 Belgium was officially independent in 1830-1831 so, the kathedral was built before Brussels was 'founded'.

When I think of Belgium I think of good beer and delicious waffles, that's a must try when visiting this amazing country.

Belgee? Nee nee, BelgIë :P But seriously though, i love my little country, sure, we aren't perfect, but no country is. I think it's crazy how many history is passing by in our country :-) Chocolate is indeed ONE of the many good things here in Belgium, but there is a little list: -Chocolate -French Fries -Beer And yes, believe it or not, but French fries has nothing to do with France. It's just the English term (name). Here in Belgium we just call it fries, in Dutch, this would be "Frieten/Frietjes" :-) I'm happy and proud about that, when we meet someone (from our own country), and we see them eat fries, a lot of the times, we say: Ah, Das nen echte Belg se! It's just an intern joke, it translates (Ah, that's someone who is really from Belgium), because he eats fries. Anyway, jus rambling a bit here :P Brussel is indeed a big city, it's actually the capital city of Belgium. Antwerp, of course, is also a big city (and the only one according to the people of Antwerp), a lot of people in Antwerp say that other city's are just parking lots :P Haha

so you are called waffle and you dont mention belgian waffles? xD

Ik hou van mijn land. J'aime mon pays. Ich liebe mein land. ❤❤❤

I didnt even know we had chocolate festivals. Cool!

4:43 King Filip wasnt a King sinds 2017 it was 2013

Festivals?! Like rockWerchter, Tomorrow Land?!

No mention of the fact that Belgium was the center of both world wars? I guess that this is one of the most important things about Belgium. Nearly 60% of Belgium has been destroyed in both wars. Millions of soldiers died here, not even speaking about the civilian losses.

The biggest festival Tomorrowland is in Belgium. The best DJ’s Dimitri Vegas and like Mike are from Belgium. And Belgium is also known for there beer.

Thank you for this great video on Belgium. I was always curious about this country and definitely have eaten chocolate from there. ALso thanks for doing a video on Austria!! Love it!

Belgum is the place where i live always rain but Gent is pretty

That Ghent castle is sublime.

Fun facts: Antwerp is the diamond capital of the world. Almost every diamond in the world passes here at a certain point Belgium or Bel-Gae is a name originated from Roman times. Bhelgh - or someone who is very angry Antwerp has the second largest port of Europe. Antwerp has more different nationalities than New York! First European skyscraper of Europe has been build in Antwerp During Antwerps golden age, 40% of the world economy passed through this port. It was so wealthy it even funded London in the 100 year French-English war. The county of Flanders (northern part of Belgium) ruled over Jerusalem for several years during the crusades. Belgian royal family is originally from Germany. The first saxophone has been created in Belgium by Adolphe Sax Belgium is world record holder of not having a government, 541 days. I know most facts are about Antwerp but the rest is parking.

Belgium is also a cycling country

The Belgae (/ˈbɛldʒiː/ or /ˈbɛlɡaɪ/[1]) were a large Gaulish confederation[2] of tribes living in northern Gaul, between the English Channel, the west bank of the Rhine, and northern bank of the river Seine, from at least the third century BC. They were discussed in depth by Julius Caesar in his account of his wars in Gaul. Some peoples in Britain were also called Belgae and O'Rahilly equated them with the Fir Bolg in Ireland. The Belgae gave their name to the Roman province of Gallia Belgica and, much later, to the modern country of Belgium; today "Belgae" is also Latin for "Belgians". Julius Caesar describes Gaul at the time of his conquests (58-51 BC) as divided into three parts, inhabited by the Aquitani in the southwest, the Gauls of the biggest central part, who in their own language were called Celtae, and the Belgae in the north. Each of these three parts was different in terms of customs, laws, and language. He noted that the Belgae, were "the bravest of the three peoples, being farthest removed from the highly developed civilization of the Roman Province, The Belgian name may come from the protocelta * belo ('bright'), which is related to the English bale, the Anglo-Saxon bael, the Lithuanian baltas ('white' or 'bright', and is the etymological origin of the Baltic) and the Slavic belo / bilo / bielo / ... ('white', origin of names of cities that mean «White City» such as Belgrade, Biograd and Bjelovar), where Beltane comes from. It is probable that it is also the origin of the name of the gods Beleños ('the one who illuminates') and Belisama (probably the same divinity, from * belo-nos). Also proposed is the etymology * bel (Proto-Indo-European word meaning round, inflated object, "ball" view) in the figurative sense of 'circle, alliance, army' and - * ga ('man, warrior' in French). Thus, bel-gae would mean 'men of the covenant' and the origin of the word would be Gallic. This meaning fits with the description given by Julius Caesar. WIKIPEDIA

belgium also had a king (leopold II) that colonized the congo, and took a lot of riches (rubber) from there for himself and to build pretty buildings in belgium, often forgotten here sadly and the king is still praised ...

Here in Belgium: We have the most weird monument known as Manneke Pis. In English it means Pissing Buddy (OR Pissing guy). We also LOVE soccer (voetbal). Our national soccer team is known as the Red Devils. (In Dutch Rode Duivels). Our waffles are the best. We are also very hard working people, finding a job is very easy. (getting homeless in Belgium can still get you a job). We also LOVE going on vacations to:Spain, France, Italy and all the beautifull parts of Europe. Belgium is also a very open country, any people from all over the world can visit. We also like beer and Fries. There are also quite the amount of rich people. Im from Antwerp. But wearing that Belgian license plate can track the attention of unwanted people. This year for vacation we went to Spain for a week. The moment we arrived we left our car alone for just 30 minutes. And 2 windows smashed in and everything was gone. They also accessed the back of the car and took the rest. And i hate to say it,but we were very dissapointed...

awesome Belgium .

Antwerp is the second biggest port in Europe and the diamond capital of the world

The greatests contribution to the world that Belgium (or should I say the southern Low Countries) ever made were their great renaissance composers like Johannes Ockeghem and Jacob Obrecht and Josquin Desprez and Orlandus Lassus and many others more. It was the birthplace of western classical music.

The difference between the two Luxemourgs is one is a Belgian Province and the other is a Grand Duchy that became a separate country but is still referred to as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The name Belgium comes from a region known as Belgica Prima where seven Keltic tribes lived of which the culture and language differed enough to be seen as a separate people. So, Julius Caesar started calling those seven tribes the Belgae. Belgium is also the seat of the tactical wing of NATO and SHAPE (the latter is the headquarters for the allied forces in Europe). The name Brussels comes from an ol Flemish name Broeksele. A broek is a swamp with water on top (is also where the English word brook comes from) and sele is a seal or seat. A King had his abode in a swamp and that's why it was called the seat in the swamp....

Belgium invented fries

Ik zag het restaurant waar ik altijd eet in de zomer vakantie

One remark: King Filip is not king of Belgium, he is king of the Belgians. There is a difference...

Im from Bruges Centrum Belgium and i love this video about our country. 🇧🇪

We have around 1600 different beers

And the Origin of Fries?! (NOT french!)

as a belgian, heres a few more facts: 1. The British challenged Belgium to a contest to see who has the best beer... we completely obliterated the British beers. 2. Brussels Waffles are one, if not, the most famous and beloved waffles in the Usa, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea and many more countries all around the world. 3. The jewish diamond areas located near the central station in city of Antwerp is one of, if not, the most important player in the worlds diamond industry. 4. The central station in the city of Antwerp is likely one of the most beautiful and detailed train stations in the entire world. 5. our government is an absolute joke... cause we don't have a federal government (written on Oct 1 2020).

My dad corrected the Americans when they came to Belgium with the 1st computers..back in the 70's..they where stunned and amazed by my dad..

I still think the best thing of our country is beer

I am from Belgium and I think you forgot to say something about the diamond stores in Antwerp cuz Im From there

At 4:42 , Filip has been ruling since 2013 instead of 2017

Fries are not "French fries", but were invented in Belgium, so should be called "Belgian fries". And we also have thousands of delicious beers...

Waterloo is in Belgium. Fun to check the Battlefield near it. Quite interesting :)

Hey if you dont know but we have 2 Santa Clauses called : Sinterklaas Kerstman

Fun fact. In the 1950's or 60's there was a student uprising in Ghent and they occupied Gravensteen castle for several days. Fireman had to siege the castle using fireladders. Oh, and the reason of the students anger? Beer prices being too high. They should make a movie of this