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vrijdag maart 20 - 20:16 I made this because I was filling up other threads with information that doesn't belong there. Here you can talk about whatever.
I'll open this by discussing some things I find interesting about Belgium. (Yes...I'm bored at work haha)
1. 220,000 Tones of Chocolate are produced each year. (22 Kg per inhabitant, annually)
2. Over 800 different beers are made in Belgium.
3. Along with Italy, they were the first to offer electronic ID cards in 2003.
4. Belgium has compulsory education up until 18 years old which is the highest in the world along with others.
5.Possesion of 3 grams of cannabis/marijuana is legal in Belgium (Wooo!)
6.Tax levels are among the highest in the world. Inheritance tax of up to 80% (Madness)
7. Belgium grants the most new citizenships per capita other than CANADA.
8. Belgium has compulsory voting and is apparently enforced strongly.
9. Europe's first Casino opened in Spa, 1763.
10. The Saxophone was created by Adolphe Sax in Dinant, 1840's
11. 97% of televisions receive cable which is the highest in the world.
There's obviously a lot more than this and I'm leaving out pretty much all the stuff that actually matters. I'm just doing this for fun.
I'm sure some of the fine inhabitants of Belgium can correct me or add to this. I may just do one of these once in awhile. Considering most of my knowledge of other continents come from soccer, I should take the time to learn a little.