Communities, Regions and Language Areas of Belgium - Regions

Regions

Region Flemish Region Walloon Region Brussels-Capital Region
Dutch name Vlaams Gewest (Waals Gewest) Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
French name (Région flamande) Région wallonne Région de Bruxelles-Capitale
German name (Flämische Region) Wallonische Region (Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt)
Location
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Capital Brussels Namur Brussels
ISO 3166-2:BE VLG WAL BRU
Area 13,522 km2
(44.29% of Belgium)		 16,844 km2
(55.18% of Belgium)		 161 km2
(0.53% of Belgium)
Provinces Antwerp
Limburg
Flemish Brabant
East Flanders
West Flanders		 Hainaut
Walloon Brabant
Namur
Liège
Luxembourg		 none
Municipalities 308 262 19
Population 6,078,600
(58% of Belgium)		 3,413,978
(32% of Belgium)		 1,018,804
(10% of Belgium)
Population density 442/km2 199/km2 6,238/km2
Minister-President Kris Peeters (list) Rudy Demotte (list) Charles Picqué (list)
Web site www.flanders.be www.wallonie.be www.brussels.irisnet.be
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