German-speaking Community

one of the three official communities in Belgium

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A German-speaking Community is one of three official regional divisions in Belgium, alongside the French-speaking and Flemish (Dutch-speaking) communities. It matters because it represents and serves the interests of Belgium's German-speaking population, helping to ensure their language and cultural needs are recognized within the country's federal structure.

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The Executive (government) of the German-speaking Community meets in Eupen.

The German-speaking Community (German: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft (Belgiens), pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃˌʃpʁaːxɪɡə ɡəˈmaɪnʃaft ˈbɛlɡi̯əns], DG), also known as East Belgium (German: Ostbelgien [ˈɔstˌbɛlɡi̯ən] ), is one of the three federal communities of Belgium. The community comprises nine municipalities in Liège Province, Wallonia, within the Eupen-Malmedy region in Eastern Belgium. The primary language of the community is German, making this one of the three official languages in Belgium. Traditionally the community and the wider area around it forms an intersection of various local languages and/or dialects, namely Limburgish, Ripuarian and Moselle Franconian varieties. The community has an area of 854 km (330 sq mi), and has a population of around 79,000 (as of January 2024) – about 7.0% of Liège Province and about 0.7% of the national total.