Flanders
Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium
Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə(n)] ( listen), French: Flandre [flɑ̃dʁ], German: Flandern, [flɑndɛɹn]) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, although there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics and history.
Flanders Vlaanderen | |
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Anthem: De Vlaamse Leeuw ("The Flemish Lion") | |
![]() Present-day Belgian Flanders (dark green) shown within Belgium and Europe. Brussels is in some contexts considered part of Flanders and in other contexts separate. | |
Country | Belgium |
County of Flanders | 862–1795 |
Community in Belgium | 1970 |
Region in Belgium | 1980 |
Seat | Brussels |
Government | |
• Executive | Flemish Government |
• Governing parties (2014–2019) | N-VA, CD&V, Open Vld |
• Minister-President | Geert Bourgeois (N-VA) |
• Legislature | Flemish Parliament |
• Speaker | Jan Peumans (N-VA) |
Area | |
• Land | 13,522 km2 (5,221 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2015) | |
• Total | 6,444,127 |
• Density | 477/km2 (1,240/sq mi) |
• Official language | Dutch |
Demonym(s) | Flemish (adjective), Fleming (person) Vlaams (adjective), Vlaming (person) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | BE-VLG |
Website | www |
The area and population figures are given for the Flemish Region, not the Community. |