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) |
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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 |
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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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