Flanders

Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen, French: Flandre, German: Flandern, Limburgish: Vlaondere, West Flemish: Vloandern) or Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest), is the Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium. Their version of the Dutch language is usually called Flemish (Dutch: Vlaams). Its vocabulary and pronunciation is not identical with Dutch as spoken in Holland. Flanders has five provinces and 300 municipalities. About seven million people live there. Its capital is Brussels, which is also the capital of Belgium.. There are some other differences from the rest of Belgium. related to culture, politics and history. Provinces Flanders has five provinces: Related pages Flanders (or Flemish Region) is one of three regions in Belgium. The other two regions are: Wallonia (or Walloon Region) for the French-speaking part of Belgium Brussels-Capital Region is bilingual (French and Dutch) References Other websites The Flemish Region, belgium.be