Flemish Community

Flemish Community
Vlaamse Gemeenschap (Dutch)
Location of Flemish Community
Location of Flemish Community
Coordinates: 51°00′N 4°30′E / 51.000°N 4.500°E / 51.000; 4.500
Country Belgium
Regions Flemish Region
 Brussels-Capital Region
Established1980
CapitalCity of Brussels
Government
 • ExecutiveFlemish Government
 • Governing parties (2019)N-VA, CD&V, Open Vld
 • Minister-PresidentJan Jambon (N-VA)
 • LegislatureFlemish Parliament
 • SpeakerLiesbeth Homans (N-VA)
Population
 • Total±6,900,000[1]
Day of the Flemish CommunityJuly 11
LanguageDutch
WebsiteVlaanderen.be

The Flemish Community (Dutch: Vlaamse Gemeenschap [ˈvlaːmsə ɣəˈmeːnsxɑp] ; French: Communauté flamande [kɔmynote flamɑ̃d]; German: Flämische Gemeinschaft [ˈflɛːmɪʃə ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaft]) 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,[2] 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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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