Wallonia

Wallonia (, , , , , ) or the Walloon Region (French: Région wallonne) is a French-speaking region in the south of Belgium. Its official languages are French (98%) and German (2%). Many people understand the local language Walloon, some still speak it, and few people write it. German is spoken mainly in the area of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.

The capital of the region is Namur. Other important cities are: Liège, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai and Verviers.

French speaking Walloons share the French community with French speaking people of Brussels.

Current Minister-President of the Walloon Government is Elio Di Rupo.

 Provinces 
Wallonia has five provinces:

 Province Capital Population  2022 Area  km² Density  km² Hainaut Mons 1,351,127 3,813 354 Liège Liège 1,110,989 3,857 288 Luxembourg Arlon 291,143 4,459 65 Namur Namur 499,454 3,675 136 Walloon Brabant Wavre 409,782 1,097 374

 Related pages 
Wallonia (or Walloon Region) is one of three regions in Belgium. The other two regions are:
 Flanders (or Flemish Region) for the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium
 Brussels-Capital Region is bilingual (Dutch and French)

 References 

 Other websites 
 The Walloon Region, belgium.be