Brussels is the only bilingual language area in Belgium with Dutch and French both spoken there. However, Brussels is also the capital of Belgium and of Europe, making it a multicultural metropolis. Of its more than 1 million inhabitants, 30 per cent are non-Belgians. Brussels is officially bilingual but in practice the city has been multilingual for a long time. The Flemish minority who live there, and the many commuters who come to work there daily from Flanders, must be able to speak in their own languages.