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Flanders

Flanders (/ˈflɑːndərz/ FLAHN-dərz or /ˈflændərz/ FLAN-dərz; Dutch: Vlaanderen [ˈvlaːndərə(n)] ⓘ) is the Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics, and history, and sometimes involving neighbouring countries.

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Country
Belgium
County of Flanders
862–1795
Demonyms
Flemish · Fleming
Flemish Community
1970
Flemish Region
1980
ISO 3166 code
BE-VLG

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Flanders

Nodes417
Edges416
Triples431
Avg. degree2
Density0.004796
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Flanders

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related to history · 40
Flanders → Another, Antwerp, Belgian Limburg, Belgic, Belgium, Brabant, Dutch-speaking, East, Flemish, France, French, French-speaking Hainaut, Gallia Belgica, Germania Inferior, Germanic, Germany, His, In, Kempen, Limburg
related to Religion · 28
Flanders → According, ACV, Antwerp, Belgian, Belgium's, Brussels, Catholic Church, Catholicism, CD, Christian, Christian Democratic, Flemish, Flemish Region, God, Islam, Jews, More, Moroccan, Muslim, Muslims
related to Geography · 26
Flanders → Antwerp, Baarle-Hertog, Baarle-Nassau, Belgium, Blue Banana, Bruges, Brussels, Flemish Region, France, French, French Flanders, Germany, Ghent, Hauts-de-France, Leuven, Limburg, Netherlands, North Brabant, North Sea, Plombières
related to Media · 25
Flanders → American, BVN, Commercial, Daens, De Kampioenen, De Zaak Alzheimer, Erik Van Looy, Flemish, Hector, Ketnet, Killer, Koko Flanel, Loft, Netherlands, Popular TV, Stijn Coninx, The, The Loft, The Memory, Thuis
related to Politics · 25
Flanders → CD, Christian-Democratic, Democrats, Differently, Flemish, Flemish Block, Flemish Interest, Green, Historically, However, Jean-Marie Dedecker, List Dedecker, N-VA, New Flemish Alliance, One, Open Flemish Liberals, Open Vld, Other, People's Union, ROSSEM
related to Education · 23
Flanders → Among, Catholic, Development, Economic Co-operation, Education, Flemings, Flemish, For, Freinet, However, Instead, It, Its, Jewish, Mirroring, Montessori, Organisation, Protestant, Steiner, Subsidised
related to Historical · 22
Flanders → Artesian Flanders, County, Dutch, Dutch Republic, Flemish, France, French First Republic, French Flanders, French-speaking, In France, Latin Flandria, Lille, Maritime Flanders, Netherlands, Nord, TGV Lille Flandres, The, This, Until, Walloon Flanders
related to Historical Flanders · 21
Flanders → As, Bald, Baldwin, Bruges, Charles, Count, During, Europe, Flanders's, Four Members, Franc, French, Ghent, Hainaut, Italy, Middle Ages, The, The County, West Francia, While
related to Economy · 20
Flanders → After World War II, Antwerp, Belgium, Brussels, EU, European, Flemish, Flemish Diamond, GDP, Ghent, GRP, However, In, Industrial Revolution, Initially, Nowadays, Per, The, Total, Wallonia
related to Modern Belgium · 20
Flanders → Belgians, Belgium, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, County, Dutch, Dutch-speaking, East Flanders, Flemings, Flemish, Flemish Community, Flemish Government, Flemish Parliament, Flemish Region, For, In, Region, The, West Flanders, Within Belgian

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flemish region belgium dutch brussels antwerp netherlands french also belgian government language area brabant part community first east provinces century

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FlandersCountryBelgium1.00infobox
FlandersCounty of Flanders862–17951.00infobox
FlandersDemonymsFlemish1.00infobox
FlandersDemonymsFleming1.00infobox
FlandersFlemish Community19701.00infobox
FlandersFlemish Region19801.00infobox
FlandersISO 3166 codeBE-VLG1.00infobox
FlandersSeatCity of Brussels1.00infobox
FlandersTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)1.00infobox
FlandersWebsitevlaanderen.be1.00infobox
Flanders• Density501/km2 (1,300/sq mi)1.00infobox
Flanders• ExecutiveFlemish Government1.00infobox
Flanders• Governing parties (2024–2029)N-VA, Vooruit, CD&V1.00infobox
Flanders• LegislatureFlemish Parliament1.00infobox
Flanders• Minister-PresidentMatthias Diependaele (N-VA)1.00infobox
Flanders• Official languageDutch1.00infobox
Flanders• Other languagesFlemish Sign Language[a]1.00infobox
Flanders• Other languagesFrench[b]1.00infobox
Flanders• Other languagesBrabantian1.00infobox
Flanders• Other languagesLimburgish1.00infobox
Flanders• Other languagesEast Flemish1.00infobox
Flanders• Other languagesWest Flemish1.00infobox
Flanders• Speaker of the Flemish ParliamentFreya Van den Bossche (Vooruit)1.00infobox
Flanders• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)1.00infobox
Flanders• Total13,626 km2 (5,261 sq mi)1.00infobox
Flanders• Total6,821,7701.00infobox
Flanders• Total€367.496 billion (2024)1.00infobox
Flandersis aCity of Brussels0.90text
Flandersis acomponent state of the federal State of Belgium and is part of the European Union0.90text
Flandersis ahighly urbanised area0.90text

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