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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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| 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. | |