Flemish Region

Also known as Flanders, Vlaams Gewest, Vlaanderen, BE-VLG

region of Belgium

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The Flemish Region is the northern part of Belgium where Dutch is the main language spoken. It's one of Belgium's three major regions and is significant because it's the country's most populous and economically important area.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Flemish Region is referenced by 960 other articles, and connects out to Protestantism, Brussels-Capital Region and Flemish people.

The entry is geolocated on the map in adm1st.

It is catalogued under topics including Commons link is the pagename, Government of Belgium and NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union.

Its subject is documented across 60 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Official name: Vlaams Gewest
Population: 6864766
Area: 13522.0
Official website: www.flandern.be
Image: « Op het Strand » (17).jpg

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Encyclopedic overview

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. Covering the northern portion of the country, the Flemish Region is Dutch-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).

The Flemish Region is distinct from the Flemish Community: the latter encompasses both the inhabitants of the Flemish Region and the Dutch-speaking inhabitants of the Brussels-Capital Region. It borders the Netherlands and France.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Flemish Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.