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Flemish Region

Administration

Full name	Flemish Region
Native name	Vlaams Gewest
Native name lang	nl
Settlement type	Region of Belgium
Anthem	De Vlaamse Leeuw
Country	Belgium
Government
Seat of the Parliament	Brussels (but is not a part of the Flemish Region)
Minister-President	Kris Peeters
Geography
Total Area	5219.5 sq mi (13522 km2)
Demography
Total Population	( )
Density (pop.)	auto/km² (0/sq mi)
Demographics
Languages	Dutch
Other information
ISO 3166 code	BE-VLG
Celebration Day	July 11

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The Flemish Region (Dutch: ) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium-alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional incarnation within the context of the Belgian political system. It occupies the northern part of Belgium and has a surface area of 13,522 km2 (44.29% of Belgium). It is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe with around 455 inhabitants per square kilometer.

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