Flemish Community
Flemish Community
Vlaamse Gemeenschap (Dutch) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 51°00′N 4°30′E / 51.000°N 4.500°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Regions | Flemish Region Brussels-Capital Region |
| Established | 1980 |
| Capital | City of Brussels |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Flemish Government |
| • Governing parties (2024) | N-VA, Vooruit, CD&V |
| • Minister-President | Matthias Diependaele (N-VA) |
| • Legislature | Flemish Parliament |
| • Speaker | Liesbeth Homans (N-VA) |
| Population | |
• Total | ±6,900,000[1] |
| Day of the Flemish Community | July 11 |
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| Website | Vlaanderen.be |
The Flemish Community (Dutch: Vlaamse Gemeenschap, pronounced [ˈvlaːmsə ɣəˈmeːnsxɑp] ⓘ)[a] 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,[3] 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.
- ^ Since the Brussels-Capital Region is part of both the Flemish and French Community of Belgium, it is not possible to give a definitive population figure. The Brussels-Capital Region has 1,208,542 inhabitants (as of 2019-1-1), of which some 10-20% could be seen as being part of the Flemish Community. Together with the Flemish Region which has 6,589,069 inhabitants (as of 2019-1-1), this gives an estimated 6.5 to 7 million inhabitants.
- ^ "VGT: een erkende taal | Departement Cultuur, Jeugd & Media". www.vlaanderen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ The parliament of the French Community is distinct from the Walloon Parliament; this is more obvious for the parliament of the German-speaking Community because its much smaller territory is within the latter region.
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