Vlaanderen is de noordelijke deelstaat van ► België. Het Nederlands is er de officiële taal hoewel er ook naar gerefereerd wordt als Vlaams. De inwoners worden Vlamingen genoemd. De naam 'Vlaanderen' verwijst zowel naar de 'Vlaamse Gemeenschap' in de maatschappelijke en politieke zin, als naar de bestuurlijke instellingen (de Vlaamse Gemeenschap en het Vlaams Gewest), die allen gevestigd zijn te Brussel. Deze stad is zowel hoofdstad van België als van Vlaanderen. Het vormt ook een eigen gewest: het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.
English
Flanders - Flemish Region / Flemish Community Flanders, the constituent governing institution of the federal Belgian state through the institutions of the Flemish Community, excercising the powers on most of those domains for forementioned community, and the officially Dutch-speaking Flemish Region which has further powers. The Community and Region joined to a mainly single operative body as the Flemish government and a legislative one as the Flemish parliament; Flanders borders the ► Netherlands, ► Brussels, ► Wallonia and ► France.
Municipalities with language facilities Faciliteitengemeenten
Flemish provinces Provincies Vlaanderen
Province of Antwerp Provincie Antwerpen
Province of Limburg Provincie Limburg
Province of East Flanders Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen
Province of Flemish Brabant Provincie Vlaams-Brabant
Province of West Flanders Provincie West-Vlaanderen
Notes and references
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↑Though Brussels is the capital of Flanders, the region doesn't include the city, the community does.