Flemish Region

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    Flemish Region

Vlaams Gewest (Dutch)
Région flamande (French)
Flämische Region (German)
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Official language Dutch
Capital Brussels
Area 13,522 km²
ISO 3166-2 BE-VLG
Official website www.flanders.be
Population
Total 6,058,368  (01/07/2005)
Density 442 / km²
Institutions
Minister-President Yves Leterme
Established 1993
Celebration day July 11
Anthem De Vlaamse Leeuw
Location


Flemish Region in Belgium and its provinces
Brussels-Capital Region, Flemish Region, Walloon Region


The Flemish Region (Vlaams Gewest or Vlaanderen in Dutch), a contemporary meaning of 'Flanders', is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium – alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. It occupies the northern part of Belgium and has a surface area of 13522 km² (44.29% of Belgium).

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Immediately after its establishment, the region transferred all its constitutional competencies to the Flemish Community. The current Flemish authorities (Flemish parliament, Flemish government) therefore represent all the Flemish people, including those living in the Brussels-Capital Region. Hence, the Flemish Region is governed by the Flemish Community institutions. However, members of the Flemish Community parliament who were elected in Brussels-Capital Region, have no right to vote on Flemish regional affairs.

The Flemish region comprises 5 provinces that form the Flemish region (the provinces contain a total of 308 municipalities):

  1. Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen)
  2. Limburg (Limburg)
  3. East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen)
  4. Flemish Brabant (Vlaams-Brabant)
  5. West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen)

Brussels is part of Flanders, but only for all its Flemish inhabitants and local institutions (which indeed live in both the Flemish Region and the Brussels Region). It is also the official capital of Flanders.

Largest cities in the region include (with population figures in 2007): [1]

The official language is Dutch, often referred to by its inhabitants as Flemish. French may be used for certain administrative purposes in a limited number of the so-called "municipalities with linguistic facilities" around the Brussels Capital Region and on the border with Wallonia.

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Subdivisions of Belgium
Flag of Belgium

Communities: Flemish • French • German
Regions and provinces:
      Brussels-Capital Region
      Flemish Region: Antwerp • East Flanders • Flemish Brabant • Limburg • West Flanders
      Walloon Region: Hainaut • Liège • Luxembourg • Namur • Walloon Brabant
Arrondissements: Administrative • Judicial • Electoral
Municipalities: of the Brussels-Capital Region • in the Flemish Region • in the Walloon Region

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