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The ___MASK78___ ( Dutch : ) is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium  alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels - Capital Region . Colloquially , it is usually simply referred to as " Flanders ". It occupies the northern part of Belgium and covers an area of 13 , 522 km ( 44 . 29 % of Belgium ). It is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe with around 470 inhabitants per square kilometer . Belgians are the citizens and natives of the Kingdom of ___MASK88___ , a federal state in Western Europe . The High Fens , which were declared a nature reserve in 1957 , are an upland area , a plateau region in the province of Liège , in the east of ___MASK88___ and adjoining parts of ___MASK1___ , between the Ardennes and the Eifel highlands . The High Fens are the largest nature reserve or park in ___MASK88___ , with an area of ; it lies within the German - Belgian natural park " Hohes Venn - Eifel ", in the Ardennes . Its highest point , at above sea level , is the Signal de Botrange near ___MASK43___ , and also the highest point in ___MASK88___ . A tower high was built here that reaches above sea level . The reserve is a rich ecological endowment of ___MASK88___ covered with alpine sphagnum raised bogs ( not " fens " as the name would imply ) both on the plateau and in the valley basin ; the bogs , which are over 10 , 000 years old , with their unique subalpine flora , fauna and microclimate , are key to the conservation work of the park . ___MASK88___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK88___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , ___MASK1___ , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area of and has a population of about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK88___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly ___MASK80___ , which constitutes about 59 % of the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % of all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group of German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering ___MASK1___ . The Vlaamse Radio - en Televisieomroeporganisatie ( Flemish Radio and Television Broadcasting Organization ) , or VRT , is the national public - service broadcaster for the ___MASK78___ and Community of Belgium . It is the successor to the Nationaal Instituut voor de Radio - omroep ( NIR ; 1930 -- 60 ) , Belgische Radio - en Televisieomroep ( BRT ; 1960 -- 1991 ) , and Belgische Radio - en Televisieomroep Nederlandstalige Uitzendingen ( BRTN ; 1991 -- 1998 ) . The NIR ( known as the INR in French ) and BRT ( RTB in French ) had each been single state - owned entities with separate Dutch - and French - language production departments , but with the growing degree of federalism resulting from state reform in Belgium , BRT / RTB went their separate ways in 1977 . The former French half changed its name to RTBF in 1977 , while the Dutch side retained the BRT name until becoming BRTN in 1991 . However , the two broadcasters share production facilities on Auguste Reyerslaan ( French : Boulevard Auguste Reyers ) in Brussels . The final renaming to VRT , on 1 January 1998 , followed a change in the organization ' s legal status : from being part of a semi - governmental entity ( a parastatale in Belgian terminology ) it had , on 16 April 1997 , became a publicly owned corporation ( NV van publiek recht ) in its own right . As successors to the NIR / INR , VRT and its counterpart in the French Community of Belgium , RTBF , are both members of the European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) -- an association of public broadcasters in the countries of Europe and the Mediterranean rim that , amongst other activities , organizes the annual Eurovision Song Contest . With the ending of the its television monopoly -- marked by the creation of VTM , a commercial television company that initially captured more than half of VRT ' s audience -- the public broadcaster has been compelled to fight back , and part of its successful response has been the use of external production houses such as Woestijnvis , the creator of such formats as The Mole ( De mol ) and Man bijt hond . ___MASK33___ , officially the Grand Duchy of ___MASK33___ , is a landlocked country in western Europe . It is bordered by ___MASK88___ to the west and north , ___MASK1___ to the east , and France to the south . Its capital , ___MASK33___ ___MASK10___ , is , together with Brussels and Strasbourg , one of the three official capitals of the ___MASK9___ and the seat of the European Court of Justice , the highest juridical authority in the EU . Its culture , people and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbors , making it essentially a mixture of French and Germanic cultures . The repeated invasions by its neighbor countries , especially in World War II , resulted in the country ' s strong will for mediation between France and ___MASK1___ and led to the foundation of the ___MASK9___ . ___MASK1___ , officially the Federal Republic of ___MASK1___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK1___ is the most populous member state of the ___MASK9___ . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK1___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is ___MASK37___ . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . Flanders is the Dutch - speaking northern portion of ___MASK88___ , although there are several overlapping definitions , including ones related to culture , language , politics and history . It is one of the communities , regions and language areas of ___MASK88___ . The demonym associated with Flanders is Fleming , while the corresponding adjective is Flemish . The official capital of Flanders is Brussels , although Brussels itself has an independent regional government , and the government of Flanders only oversees some cultural aspects of Brussels life . The ___MASK100___ is the main constituent country of the ___MASK51___ . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part of the ___MASK100___ borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the United Kingdom , and Germany . The largest cities in the ___MASK100___ are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole of the country of the ___MASK100___ . ___MASK95___ , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of ___MASK95___ extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas ___MASK95___ include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . ___MASK95___ spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest ___MASK10___ and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include ___MASK76___ , ___MASK13___ , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux .