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Wallonia (, , Dutch : " Wallonië " ) is a region of ___MASK14___ . Wallonia is primarily French - speaking , and accounts for 55 % of the territory of ___MASK14___ , and a third of its population . Unlike Flanders , the Walloon Region was not merged with the French Community of ___MASK14___ which is the political entity that is responsible for matters related mainly to culture and education . The German - speaking minority in the east forms the German - speaking Community of ___MASK14___ , which has its own government and parliament for culture - related issues . Flanders is the Dutch - speaking northern portion of ___MASK14___ , 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 ___MASK14___ . 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 . ___MASK14___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK14___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , 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 , ___MASK14___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , 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 Germany . In ___MASK14___ , the French Community refers to one of the three constituent constitutional linguistic communities . Since 2011 , the French Community has used the name Federation Wallonia - Brussels , which is controversial because its name in the Belgian constitution has not changed and because it is seen as a political statement . The name " French Community " refers to Francophone Belgians , and " not " to French people residing in ___MASK14___ . As such , the French Community of ___MASK14___ is sometimes rendered in English as " the French - speaking Community of ___MASK14___ " for clarity . The Hesbaye ( French ), or Haspengouw ( Dutch , in ) is a geophysical region in ___MASK14___ , mainly defining the southern part of the province of Limburg . Other parts are also found in neighbouring provinces : northwestern Liège , southeastern Flemish Brabant and northeastern Walloon Brabant . The Limburgish portion consists the cities of Tongeren , Sint - Truiden , Bilzen and Borgloon , the Flemish Brabant portion includes Tienen , Landen and Zoutleeuw , the Walloon Brabant portion includes Jodoigne and in Liège the towns Hannut and Waremme . Bettincourt ( in Walloon Betincoû , in Dutch Bettenhoven ) is part of the Belgian municipality of Waremme , located in Wallonia in the Province of Liège . It was a municipality of its own before the fusion of municipalities of 1977 . Its church is dedicated to Saint Lambert . Guy Coëme was born here . The German - speaking Community of ___MASK14___ (, " DG "; ) is one of the three federal communities of ___MASK14___ . Covering an area of within the province of Liège in Wallonia , it includes nine of the eleven municipalities of the so - called East Cantons . Traditionally speakers of Low Dietsch , Ripuarian and Moselle Franconian varieties , the local population numbers over 75 , 000  about 0 . 70 % of the national total . Waremme is a Walloon municipality located in the province of Liège , in ___MASK14___ . The city is located on the River Geer , in the loessic Hesbaye region . The economy is based on the cultivation of cereals and sugar beet , and on the food industry .