10 strange but interesting facts about Belgian culture
Belgium is often associated with being a rip-off France. But I assure you, that it is not! There are tons of strange, yet interesting facts about Belgian culture and Belgium itself!
Belgium is that little country on the north-east border with France. It has a population of only 11.4 million people and a GDP of 492.7 billion USD!
Belgium was never really meant to be a country. Had it not been for the Dutch Revolt in the seventeenth century, Belgium would be the most north-eastern part of France!
After being part of the largely protestant, Dutch-speaking Netherlands for almost a century, the largely French speaking, catholic southern regions revolted in 1830. By 1831, they had been given their independence.
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