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comprises three
Regions: the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels Region. Article 4: Belgium comprises four linguistic regions: the Dutch-speaking region, the French-speaking region, the bilingual region of Brussels-Capital and the German-speaking
522:-speaking. With an area of 13,626 km (5,261 sq mi), it accounts for only 45% of Belgium's territory, but 58% of its population. It is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe with around 500/km (1,300/sq mi).
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569:. Hence, the Flemish Region is governed by the Flemish Community institutions. However, members of the Flemish Community parliament elected in the Brussels-Capital Region have no right to vote on Flemish regional affairs.
978:
Flanders is home to a diversified modern economy, with emphasis put on research and development. Many enterprises work closely with local knowledge and research centres to develop new products and services. The
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in the 19th and 20th centuries and is now officially bilingual in French and Dutch (although largely French-speaking in practice). Municipalities with language facilities on the border with
Wallonia are
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1160:), comprising a committee of ministers of the Flemish and Dutch governments, their advisory council of appointed experts, a controlling commission of 22 parliamentarians, and a secretariat. The term
983:(GDP) of the region was €270 billion in 2018, accounting for 59% of Belgium's economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €36,300 or 136% of the EU27 average in the same year.
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La
Belgique comprend quatre régions linguistiques : la région de langue française, la région de langue néerlandaise, la région bilingue de Bruxelles-Capitale et la région de langue allemande.
138:
1120:) is the name of the central, populous area in Flanders and consists of several of these cities, such as Antwerp, Ghent, Leuven and Mechelen. Approximately 5.5 million people live in the area.
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is established as an administrative region of
Belgium in its own right. In contrast, the Walloon parliament has established its parliament in the territory of
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1022:) and about 900 kilometers of highways in the territory of the Flemish Region. Other types of roads are provincial roads and municipal roads.
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1507:"Occupation du sol sur base du Registre cadastral, Belgique. Revenus en euro. Superficies en hectare. Superficie totale en pour mille"
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can be applied to the Dutch spoken in
Flanders; it shows many regional and local variations. The main dialect groups include
1509:[Land use based on the cadastral register, Belgium. Income in euros. Areas in hectare. Total area in per thousand].
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1909:"College 4 – 1830 Belgische onafhankelijkheid, Noord-Zuidverschillen, Dialecten en de rijksgrens, Frans-Vlaanderen"
1195:) may also be used in the Flemish Region for certain administrative purposes in a limited number of the so-called "
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529:: the latter encompasses both the inhabitants of the Flemish Region and the Dutch-speaking minority living in the
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Immediately after its establishment in 1980, the region transferred all its constitutional competencies to the
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This article is about the present-day region of
Belgium also known as Flanders. For a wider context, see
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within – but not part of – the
Flemish region, being specified that the
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The
Flemish government is also responsible for about 500 kilometers of regional roads (Dutch:
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1227:. Brussels was originally a Dutch-speaking city (Brabantian dialect to be exact), but it was
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Largest cities in the region include (with population figures as of 1 January 2018):
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Taalgebruik in
Brussel en de plaats van het Nederlands — Enkele recente bevindingen
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Linguistic
Landscapes: A Comparative Study of Urban Multilingualism in Tokyo
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spoken in the region is sometimes colloquially referred to as Flemish (
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The seat of the Flemish parliament is located in Brussels, which is an
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The municipalities with language facilities near Brussels
1538:"On 1 January 2020, Belgium had 11,492,641 inhabitants"
1351:, 26% are irreligious, while 2% have other religions.
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1809:Flemish language policy in an era of globalisation
1386:Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium
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1203:. These "rim municipalities" around Brussels are
2839:NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union
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2109:The Flemish region reaches 6 million inhabitants
1745:
1743:
1128:The official language of the Flemish Region is
1834:"Flemish language, alphabet and pronunciation"
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1984:(in Dutch) (Brussels Studies, nº13 ed.)
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1011:in Brussels. The railway network run by the
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1007:is the equivalent company in Wallonia, and
603:(in total 300 municipalities in Flanders).
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240:(which is not part of the Flemish Region)
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525:The Flemish Region is distinct from the
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1287:Religion in the Flemish Region in 2016
1197:municipalities with language facilities
388:municipalities with language facilities
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2001:
1999:
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964:13,626 km (5,261 sq mi)
331:13,626 km (5,261 sq mi)
16:Northernmost federal region of Belgium
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822:3,007 km (1,161 sq mi)
705:2,876 km (1,110 sq mi)
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466:
2074:(also in French, German and Dutch).
1996:
1882:"De Taalunie – Werkwijze en beleid"
1724:. Aps.vlaanderen.be. Archived from
1678:"Flanders | Flanders fits you"
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868:2,118 km (818 sq mi)
755:2,427 km (937 sq mi)
13:
1888:from the original on 18 March 2011
1884:(in Dutch). Nederlandse Taalunie.
1862:from the original on 23 March 2011
1858:(in Dutch). Nederlandse Taalunie.
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1428:
1339:According to a 2016 survey by the
591:The Flemish Region comprises five
14:
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479:), usually simply referred to as
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1751:"La Constitution belge (Art. 4)"
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2032:"ベルギー3地域と「友好交流及び相互協力に関する覚書」を締結"
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1360:Twin regions and sister regions
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587:Provinces in the Flemish Region
1670:
1609:
1584:
1558:
1343:, 68% of Flemish citizens are
618:, specifically in the city of
597:administrative arrondissements
1:
2011:Université libre de Bruxelles
1856:"De Taalunie – Wie zijn wij?"
1680:. Flanders.be. Archived from
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2480:Day of the Flemish Community
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1515:(in French). 11 April 2020
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967:490/km (1,300/sq mi)
871:550/km (1,400/sq mi)
825:510/km (1,300/sq mi)
708:650/km (1,700/sq mi)
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18:
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2091:19 February 2007 at the
1941:Backhaus, Peter (2007).
1637:The Belgian Constitution
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758:360/km (930/sq mi)
573:Administrative divisions
468:[ˌvlaːmsxəˈʋɛst]
299: • Legislature
37:
2493:De Leeuw van Vlaanderen
1975:Janssens, Rudi (2008).
1913:University of Groningen
1355:International relations
612:Brussels-Capital Region
599:that, in turn, contain
567:Brussels-Capital Region
531:Brussels-Capital Region
516:Brussels-Capital Region
502:), is one of the three
491:[ˈvlaːndərə(n)]
412:€330.495 billion (2022)
2547:Science and technology
2396:List of municipalities
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1458:
1446:
1438:
1188:
1148:), or Southern Dutch (
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981:Gross domestic product
588:
486:
459:
372: • Languages
251: • Executive
68:
54:
39:
2834:Government of Belgium
1191:French (specifically
1186:
994:
595:, each consisting of
586:
579:Provinces of Flanders
577:Further information:
394:Flemish Sign Language
2824:Politics of Flanders
1411:Provinces of Belgium
1158:Nederlandse Taalunie
1154:Dutch Language Union
561:) represent all the
396:(legally recognized)
349: • Density
133:("The Flemish Lion")
2078:Toerisme Vlaanderen
2059:Flemish authorities
1728:on 18 December 2009
1146:Belgisch-Nederlands
653:Population density
173: /
2829:Regions of Belgium
2448:Minister-President
2433:Flemish Government
2428:Flemish Parliament
2215:Zeelandic Flanders
2192:historical regions
1684:on 21 January 2012
1543:Statistics Belgium
1512:Statistics Belgium
1472:[ˈflandɐn]
1217:Sint-Genesius-Rode
1189:
1144:), Belgian Dutch (
1140:), Flemish Dutch (
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589:
559:Flemish Government
555:Flemish Parliament
409: • Total
341: • Total
328: • Total
303:Flemish Parliament
287:Minister-President
263:Governing parties
255:Flemish Government
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2810:
2749:
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2443:Political parties
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2180:Flemish Community
1787:. 14 October 2014
1781:"Flemish, Vlaams"
1753:(in French). the
1650:on 10 August 2015
1622:[ɣəˈʋɛst]
1570:www.vlaanderen.be
1391:Count of Flanders
1266:Espierres-Helchin
1142:Vlaams-Nederlands
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551:Flemish Community
533:. It borders the
527:Flemish Community
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2598:Subdivisions of
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2190:Neighbouring and
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2151:
2149:
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2124:
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1447:Flämische Region
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1396:De Vlaamse Leeuw
1371:
1370:
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1312:
1302:
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995:Bus of "De Lijn"
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646:(1 January 2020)
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2755:Arrondissements
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2741:Walloon Brabant
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2693:Flemish Brabant
2669:
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2626:German-speaking
2602:
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2566:
2561:
2505:
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2401:Flemish Diamond
2379:
2370:
2358:
2356:Flemish Brabant
2346:
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2322:
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2283:
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2210:French Flanders
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2191:
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2093:Wayback Machine
2086:French Flanders
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2072:Flanders online
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1295:Catholic Church
1290:
1282:
1225:Wezembeek-Oppem
1150:Zuid-Nederlands
1134:dialect cluster
1126:
1114:Flemish Diamond
1033:
1028:
989:
976:
892:West-Vlaanderen
881:
879:
857:Halle-Vilvoorde
842:Flemish Brabant
835:
833:
779:Oost-Vlaanderen
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766:
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2763:Administrative
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