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533:-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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580:. 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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994:(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
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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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1833:Flemish language policy in an era of globalisation
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2133:The Flemish region reaches 6 million inhabitants
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1139:The official language of the Flemish Region is
1858:"Flemish language, alphabet and pronunciation"
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2008:(in Dutch) (Brussels Studies, nº13 ed.)
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1906:"De Taalunie – Werkwijze en beleid"
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766:2,427 km (937 sq mi)
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1908:(in Dutch). Nederlandse Taalunie.
1886:from the original on 23 March 2011
1882:(in Dutch). Nederlandse Taalunie.
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608:administrative arrondissements
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1880:"De Taalunie – Wie zijn wij?"
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1999:Janssens, Rudi (2008).
1937:University of Groningen
1366:International relations
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542:Brussels-Capital Region
527:Brussels-Capital Region
513:), is one of the three
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2571:Science and technology
2420:List of municipalities
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1005:
606:, each consisting of
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590:Provinces of Flanders
588:Further information:
405:Flemish Sign Language
2848:Politics of Flanders
1422:Provinces of Belgium
1169:Nederlandse Taalunie
1165:Dutch Language Union
572:) represent all the
407:(legally recognized)
360: • Density
144:("The Flemish Lion")
2102:Toerisme Vlaanderen
2083:Flemish authorities
1752:on 18 December 2009
1157:Belgisch-Nederlands
664:Population density
184: /
2853:Regions of Belgium
2472:Minister-President
2457:Flemish Government
2452:Flemish Parliament
2239:Zeelandic Flanders
2216:historical regions
1708:on 21 January 2012
1586:Statistics Belgium
1555:Statistics Belgium
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420: • Total
352: • Total
339: • Total
314:Flemish Parliament
298:Minister-President
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266:Flemish Government
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1805:"Flemish, Vlaams"
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