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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.
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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.
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Belgium in its own right. In contrast, the Walloon parliament has established its parliament in the territory of
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can be applied to the Dutch spoken in
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1541:[Land use based on the cadastral register, Belgium. Income in euros. Areas in hectare. Total area in per thousand].
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1922:"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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Flemish government is also responsible for about 500 kilometers of regional roads (Dutch:
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Largest cities in the region include (with population figures as of 1 January 2018):
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Taalgebruik in
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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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1822: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
2852:NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union
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2122:The Flemish region reaches 6 million inhabitants
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1128:The official language of the Flemish Region is
1847:"Flemish language, alphabet and pronunciation"
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1997:(in Dutch) (Brussels Studies, nº13 ed.)
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1011:in Brussels. The railway network run by the
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525:The Flemish Region is distinct from the
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388:municipalities with language facilities
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964:13,626 km (5,261 sq mi)
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16:Northernmost federal region of Belgium
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2087:(also in French, German and Dutch).
2009:
1895:"De Taalunie – Werkwijze en beleid"
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1691:"Flanders | Flanders fits you"
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868:2,118 km (818 sq mi)
755:2,427 km (937 sq mi)
13:
1901:from the original on 18 March 2011
1897:(in Dutch). Nederlandse Taalunie.
1875:from the original on 23 March 2011
1871:(in Dutch). Nederlandse Taalunie.
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591:The Flemish Region comprises five
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587:Provinces in the Flemish Region
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1343:, 68% of Flemish citizens are
618:, specifically in the city of
597:administrative arrondissements
1:
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1869:"De Taalunie – Wie zijn wij?"
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967:490/km (1,300/sq mi)
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758:360/km (930/sq mi)
573:Administrative divisions
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299: • Legislature
37:
2506:De Leeuw van Vlaanderen
1988:Janssens, Rudi (2008).
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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)
2560:Science and technology
2409:List of municipalities
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981:Gross domestic product
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251: • Executive
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39:
2847:Government of Belgium
1191:French (specifically
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994:
595:, each consisting of
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579:Provinces of Flanders
577:Further information:
394:Flemish Sign Language
2837: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")
2091:Toerisme Vlaanderen
2072:Flemish authorities
1741:on 18 December 2009
1146:Belgisch-Nederlands
653:Population density
173: /
2842:Regions of Belgium
2461:Minister-President
2446:Flemish Government
2441:Flemish Parliament
2228:Zeelandic Flanders
2205:historical regions
1697:on 21 January 2012
1575:Statistics Belgium
1544:Statistics Belgium
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1144:), Belgian Dutch (
1140:), Flemish Dutch (
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559:Flemish Government
555:Flemish Parliament
409: • Total
341: • Total
328: • Total
303:Flemish Parliament
287:Minister-President
263:Governing parties
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1794:"Flemish, Vlaams"
1766:(in French). the
1663:on 10 August 2015
1602:www.vlaanderen.be
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1266:Espierres-Helchin
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2754:Walloon Brabant
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1114:Flemish Diamond
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1028:
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892:West-Vlaanderen
881:
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857:Halle-Vilvoorde
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