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The largest group of immigrants and their descendants in Belgium are Italian Belgians, with more than 450,000 [20] people, which is well over 4% of Belgium's total population. The Moroccan Belgians are the third-largest group, and the largest Muslim ethnic group, numbering 340,359.
In modern Belgium, Walloons are, by law, termed a "distinctive linguistic and ethnic community" within the country, as are the neighbouring Flemish, a Dutch (Germanic) speaking community. When understood as a regional identification, the ethnonym is also extended to refer to the inhabitants of the Walloon region in general, regardless of ...
These sometimes competing ethnic and linguistic priorities are governed by constitutionally designated "regions or communities", depending on the constitutional realm of the topic, a complex and uniquely Belgian political construct. Since many Belgians are at least bilingual, or even trilingual, it is common for business, social and family ...
Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, Gustaf Wappers, 1834 Map of Belgium, 1832, ... 67.3% of the Belgian population was of ethnic Belgian origin, and 32.7% were ...
Flemish people or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə(n)] ⓘ) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians, at about 60%.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Belgium" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Map of Belgian regions and provinces. Belgium has an area of 30,689 km² (11,849 sq mi), with 16,901 km 2 (6,526 sq mi) or 55.1% for the Walloon Region , 13,626 km 2 (5,261 sq mi) or 44.4% for the Flemish Region , and 162 km 2 (63 sq mi) or 0.5% for the Brussels Capital Region .
Ethnic groups in Belgium (7 C, 9 P) Expatriates in Belgium (166 C, 11 P) I. Immigrants to Belgium (55 C, 29 P) Pages in category "Demographics of Belgium"