Flemish Region
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This airticle is aboot the present-day region o Belgium an aw kent as Flanders. For a wider context, see Flanders.
The Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest (help·info)) is ane o the three offeecial regions o the Kinrick o Belgium—alangside the Wallonie an the Brussels-Caipital Region. Colloquially, it is uisually simply referred tae as Flanders, o which it is the institutional incarnation athin the context o the Belgian poleetical seestem. It occupees the northren pairt o Belgium an haes a surface aurie o 13,522 km² (44.29% o Belgium). It is ane o the maist densely populatit regions o Europe wi aroond 455 indwallers per square kilometer.
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Flemish Region Vlaams Gewest | |
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Region | |
Vlaams Gewest | |
Anthem: De Vlaamse Leeuw | |
Kintra | Belgium |
Seat o the Parliament | Brussels (but is no a pairt o the Flemish Region) |
Govrenment | |
• Meenister-Preses | Kris Peeters |
Area | |
• Total | 13522 km2 (5,221 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2017)[1] | |
• Total | 6,516,011 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Leids | Dutch |
ISO 3166 code | BE-VLG |
Celebration Day | 11 Julie |
Website | www.flanders.be |
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