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- The Flemish Community (Dutch: Vlaamse Gemeenschap [ˈvlaːmsə ɣəˈmeːnsxɑp] ⓘ; French: Communauté flamande [kɔmynote flamɑ̃d]; German: Flämische Gemeinschaft [ˈflɛːmɪʃə ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaft]) is one of the three institutional communities of Belgium, established by the Belgian constitution and having legal responsibilities only within the precise geographical boundaries of the Dutch-language area and of the bilingual area of Brussels-Capital.
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The Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest, pronounced [ˌvlaːms xəˈʋɛst] ⓘ), usually simply referred to as Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə(n)] ⓘ), is one of the three regions of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region.
- 13,522 km² (5,221 sq mi)
- Flemish Community
- BE-VLG
- Belgium
Flemish people or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə(n)] ⓘ) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at about 60%.
- 15,130
- 187,750
- 13,840–176,615
- 55,200
Legally speaking, in the region of Brussel-Capital, the Flemish Community is responsible not for individual people but for Flemish institutions such as schools, theatres, libraries and museums. The reason is that no distinct sub-national status exists in Belgium.
- 1980
- City of Brussels
- ±6,900,000
- Belgium
Flanders, region that constitutes the northern half of Belgium. Along with the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region, the self-governing Flemish Region was created during the federalization of Belgium, largely along ethnolinguistic lines, in the 1980s and ’90s. Its elected government has.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Flemish Region, usually simply referred to as Flanders, is one of the three regions of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Covering the northern portion of the country, the Flemish Region is primarily Dutch-speaking.
Oct 18, 2018 · The region of Flanders where Flemish is commonly spoken is known as Vlaanderen in Dutch. Flemish, also known as Southern Dutch or Belgian Dutch, is any of the numerous Dutch language dialects used in Zeelandic Flanders, French Flanders, and Flanders (northern part of Belgium) by over 6.5 million individuals.
Jul 20, 2023 · For information about the Flemish Region, you can consult the text about the Flemish Community. [ [interne link naar Vlaamse Gemeenschap]] The other Regions of our country are the Brussels-Capital Region and the Walloon Region.
