The Antwerp International Exposition of 1885 was a world's fair held in Antwerp, Belgium, between 2 May and 2 November 1885. It covered 54.3 acres (220,000 m2), attracted 3.5 million visits and broke even after spending 4 million Belgian francs There were 25 official participating nations including: Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Romania, the United States and some South American states. Australian wool growers sent exhibitions and won prizes.