Location Flanders

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Belgium

www.belgium.be

Capital Brussels
Area 30,527.9 sq. km
Population 10,839,905
Population per sq. km 355
Official Language(s) Dutch (Flemish), French (Walloon) and German
Currency Euro (EUR or €)
Travellers’ cheques and international credit cards are accepted in all major hotels, restaurants and shops
Time zone GMT +1 (GMT +2 in summer)
Electricity/mains voltage 230V AC, 50Hz, two-pin plugs are standard, 220-230 Volts
TV PAL TV standard/DVB standard
DVD/Blu-Ray Region 2/Zone B
International Direct Dialling (IDD) +32 
Weights and measures Metric system

Flanders

www.flanders.be

Capital Brussels
Official Language Dutch (Flemish)
In Flanders, most people speak English as a second or third language
Area 13,522 sq. km
Population 6,251,983
Population per sq. km 462

Major cities 

  • Antwerp  pop. 483,505
  • Ghent pop. 243,366
  • Brussels pop. 157,673
  • Bruges pop. 116,741
  • Leuven pop. 95,463
  • Mechelen pop. 80,940
  • Ostend pop. 69,064

Provinces and their capitals

  • Antwerp (Antwerp)
  • East Flanders (Ghent)
  • Flemish Brabant (Leuven)
  • Limburg (Hasselt)
  • West Flanders (Bruges)

Flanders also has its own local institutions in the Brussels-Capital region: the Vlaamse GemeenschapsCommissie (VGC), and its municipal antennae (Gemeenschapscentra, community centres for the Flemish community in Brussels). These institutions are independent of the educational, cultural and social institutions which depend directly on the Flemish government.

Brussels is a part of Flanders as far as community matters are concerned, but does not belong to the Flemish Region. 

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