Flemish Region
Vlaams Gewest (Dutch) | |
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| Anthem: De Vlaamse Leeuw ("The Flemish Lion") | |
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| Coordinates: 51°00′N 4°30′E / 51.000°N 4.500°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community |  Flemish Community |
| Seat | City of Brussels (which is not part of the Flemish Region) |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Flemish Government |
| • Governing parties (2019) | N-VA, CD&V, Open Vld |
| • Minister-President | Jan Jambon (N–VA) |
| • Legislature | Flemish Parliament |
| • Speaker | Liesbeth Homans (N–VA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,626 km2 (5,261 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,821,770 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic group | Flemings |
| • Languages |
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| GDP | |
| • Total | €330.495 billion (2022) |
| ISO 3166 code | BE-VLG |
| Celebration Day | 11 July |
| Website | flanders.be |
The Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest, pronounced [ˌvlaːms xəˈʋɛst] ),[a][b] usually simply referred to as Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə(n)] ),[c] is one of the three regions of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.[5] Covering the northern portion of the country, the Flemish Region is primarily Dutch-speaking. With an area of 13,626 km2 (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/km2 (1,300/sq mi).
The Flemish Region is distinct from the Flemish Community: the latter encompasses both the inhabitants of the Flemish Region and the Dutch-speaking minority living in the Brussels-Capital Region. It borders the Netherlands and France.
- ^ "Occupation du sol sur base du Registre cadastral, Belgique. Revenus en euro. Superficies en hectare. Superficie totale en pour mille" [Land use based on the cadastral register, Belgium. Income in euros. Areas in hectare. Total area in per thousand]. Statistics Belgium (in French). 11 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "On 1 January 2020, Belgium had 11,492,641 inhabitants". Statistics Belgium. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "VGT: een erkende taal | Departement Cultuur, Jeugd & Media". www.vlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "EU regions by GDP, Eurostat". www.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ The Belgian Constitution (PDF). Brussels, Belgium: Belgian House of Representatives. May 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
Article 3: Belgium 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 region.
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