Flanders
Vlaanderen
- State
- Belgium
- Area
- 13.600 km2
- Population
- 7.693.439 inhabitants (2017)
- Languages
- Dutch, French
- Official languages Dutch; Dutch and French (Brussels)
- Native language speakers
- 91%
- Main cities
- Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges
- Per capita income
- 47.530 € (2018)
- Native political institutions
- Government of Flanders
- Main religious culture
- Catholic Christian
- National bank holiday
- Guldensporenslag (11 July)
- Main nationalist parties
- N-VA, VLAAMS BELANG
- Nationalist share in the native parliament
- 50% (2024)
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