Belgium is located in north-western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands, the North Sea, Germany, Luxembourg and France.
Brussels is the capital and is home to one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions, the Manneken Pis.
It is one of the founding members of the European Union, whose main heaquarters is located in the country.
Three official languages co-exist in the country: Dutch, French and German.
Beer, chocolate and waffles are local products by excellence.
Creativity and art are part of the country’s history. Universal painters such as Rubens and Van Dyck were Belgians, as was Hergé, the creator of the timeless comics ‘The Adventures of Tintin’.
