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Flemish Community
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one of the three official communities in Belgium
Key facts
- Country
- Belgium
- Regions
- Flemish Region , Brussels-Capital Region
- Capital
- City of Brussels
- Executive
- Flemish Government
- Governing parties 2024
- N-VA , Vooruit , CD&V
- Minister president
- Matthias Diependaele ( N-VA )
- Legislature
- Flemish Parliament
- Speaker
- Freya Van den Bossche ( Vooruit )
- Total
- ±6,900,000
- Day of the flemish community
- July 11
- Language
- Dutch Flemish Sign Language (legally recognized)
- Website
- Vlaanderen.be
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Government
- Founded
- 1980
- Location
- Brussels, Belgium
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.494305.f
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- community of Belgium
- Named after
- Flemish people
- Official name
- Vlaamse Gemeenschap
- Country
- Belgium
- Capital
- Brussels
- Official language
- Dutch
- Population
- 6410705
- Area
- 13522
- Legislature
- Flemish Parliament
- Anthem
- De Vlaamse Leeuw
- Official website
- www.vlaanderen.be
- Image
- Brussels Place des Martyrs Martelaarsplein 2013-07 --1.JPG
- Flag
- flag of Flanders
- Coat of arms
- coat of arms of Flanders
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- inception
- 1980-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Flemish Community
- owner of
- Alden Biesen Castle
- Commons category
- Flemish community of Belgium
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Encyclopedic overview
The Flemish Community (Dutch: Vlaamse Gemeenschap, pronounced [ˈvlaːmsə ɣəˈmeːnsxɑp] ) is one of the three institutional communities of Belgium, established by the Belgian constitution and having legal responsibilities only within the precise geographical boundaries of the Dutch-language area and of the bilingual area of Brussels-Capital. Unlike in the French Community of Belgium, the competences of the Flemish Community have been unified with those of the Flemish Region and are exercised by one directly elected Flemish Parliament based in Brussels.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Flemish Community” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.