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The Kingdom of Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French, and German. A number of non-official, minority languages and dialects are spoken as well. As a result of being in between Latin and Germanic Europe, and historically being split between different principalities, the nation has multiple official languages.
Belgium, country of northwestern Europe. It is one of the smallest and most densely populated European countries, and it has been, since its independence in 1830, a representative democracy headed by a hereditary constitutional monarch. Initially, Belgium had a unitary form of government.
Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French and German. A number of non-official minority languages are spoken as well. [165] As no census exists, there are no official statistical data regarding the distribution or usage of Belgium's three official languages or their dialects. [166]
Though you won’t find any “Belgian” speakers, Belgium is home to a diverse bunch of national languages. We explain what they are, where they’re spoken and, most importantly, when to speak them.
Belgium has 3 official languages: Flemish (Dutch), French and German. Brussels is bilingual. Both Dutch (Flemish) and French are the official languages in Brussels. Do they speak German in Belgium? Yes, in the east of Belgium, there’s a small German speaking community. Do they speak English in Belgium?
Belgium - Languages, Ethnicities, Diversity: The population of Belgium is divided into three linguistic communities. In the north the Flemings, who constitute more than half of Belgium’s population, speak Flemish, which is equivalent to Dutch (sometimes called Netherlandic).
Official EU language (s): Dutch, French, German. EU Member State: since 1 January 1958. Currency: euro (€) Euro area member since 1 January 1999. Schengen: member since 26 March 1995. Figures: (Source: Eurostat - figures for geographical size and population)
While the Constitution does not explicitly name these languages as official, it does state that Belgium has 4 linguistic areas: the French-speaking, the German-speaking, the Dutch-speaking, and the bilingual capital of Brussels.
Official Languages of Belgium are French, Dutch and German. Wallon is used by 33% of the population. Flemish, the local variant of Dutch, is used by more than 60% of the population, and is spoken in the northern part of the country.
There are three official languages in Belgium: Dutch, German and French. Dutch is the primary language spoken in Belgium and is mainly spoken by the Flemish community in the country’s northern area. French is the primary language in the Wallonia region.