The country has plenty of natural resources such as fertile land, coal, carbonates, limestone, black marble, fir trees, diamonds, zinc, lead, iron, and silica.
Q. How many farms are in Belgium?
BELGIUM
Table 1: Number of (organic) farms per region and percentage of total farms (1999) | ||
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Flanders Region | Belgium (total) | |
Total number of farms | 42 289 | 63 848 |
Number of organic farms | 172 | 550 |
Percentage | 0.41 | 0.86 |
Q. What are the main products of Belgium?
Metallurgy, steel, textiles, chemicals, glass, paper, and food processing are the dominant industries. Belgium is one of the world’s leading processors of cobalt, radium, copper, zinc, and lead.
Q. What is Belgium biggest export?
Belgium – Foreign trade Belgium’s chief exports are iron and steel (semi-finished and manufactured), chemicals, textiles, machinery, road vehicles and parts, nonferrous metals, diamonds, and foodstuffs.
Q. What is the national dish of Belgium?
Moules-frites / mosselen met friet: mussels cooked or steamed with onions and celery served with fries. The recipe has often been referred to as the country’s national dish but is also popular in the neighboring Nord region of France.
Q. What is the most popular dish in Belgium?
Waterzooi is a traditional Flemish stew, made using either chicken or fish, with leeks, potatoes, carrots, cream, butter and herbs. This dish is wonderful when the weather is a little chilly, and while the Belgian climate means that you’ll find many different stews on restaurant menus, waterzooi is the most popular.
Q. What is Christmas like in Belgium?
On Christmas Day, Belgians visit the extended family and gifts are given over coffee and cake. New Year’s Eve is the time to party for Belgians. Most will go out for dinner with friends or family followed by partying until well after midnight.
Q. Where is the real Santa Claus?
Yes, Santa Claus is real. The real name of Santa Claus was Saint Nicholas, also known as Kris Kringle. The story dates back to the 3rd century. Saint Nicholas was born in 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey.
Q. Is Santa Claus real 2020?
Santa Claus is also known as “Father Christmas”. He is a fictional character and it is believed that he presents gifts to well-behaved children on the night of Christmas Eve or December 24. The UK has started already mass vaccination of the Covid-19 vaccine.