Wallonie
region o Belgium
(Reguidit frae Wallonia)
Wallonie (French pronunciation: [walɔni]; German: Wallonie(n); Dutch: Wallonië, [wɐˈloːnɪə] (
listen) or [ʋɑˈloːnijə]; Walloon: Waloneye) is the predominantly French-speakin soothren region o Belgium. It is govrened as the Walloon Region, which maks up 55% o the territory o Belgium but wi anerlie a third o its population. Contrary tae the situation in Flanders, the Walloon Region wis no mergit wi the French Community of Belgium, a political level responsible for matters relatit mainly tae cultur an education. The sma German-speakin minority in the east forms the German-speakin Community o Belgium, which haes its awn govrenment an parliament for cultur-relatit issues.
Walloon Region Région wallonne (in French) Wallonische Region (in German) | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Anthem: "Le Chant des Wallons" | |
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| Kintra | Belgium |
| Caipital | Namur |
| Govrenment | |
| • Meenister-Preses | Rudy Demotte |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16844 km2 (6,504 sq mi) |
| Population (1 Januar 2008) | |
| • Total | 3,456,775 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Leids | French, German (an aw Dutch in Municipalities wi leid facilities)[1] |
| ISO 3166 code | BE-WAL |
| Celebration Day | 3rd Sunday o September |
| Website | www.wallonie.be |
References
eedit- ↑ Law of 1966 about language in Belgium Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
eedit- Johannes Kramer (1984). Zweisprachigkeit in den Benelux-ländern (in German). Buske Verlag. ISBN 3871185973. Unknown parameter
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