LEVELS INSTITUTIONS

FEDERAL FEDERAL STATE

COMMUNITIES GERMAN- FRENCH DUTCH COMMUNITY

SPEAKING COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY

REGIONS WALLOON REGION FLANDERS REGION

BRUSSELS-
PROVINCES 5 WALLONIAN CAPITAL REGION 5 FLEMISH provinces
provinces

MUNICIPALITIES 262 WALLONIAN 19 BRUSSELS 308 FLEMISH MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITIES

AAlST ANTWERP BRUGES

BRUSSELS LIEGE NAMUR

Aalst Antwerp Bruges Bruss Liège Namur (capital of

els wallon)
Food Aalst vlai Cuberdo Carbonade Waffl Liège Sambre et meuse
Ondineke n, flamande e, Waffle sauce
chocolate Antwerps (flemish Stoe
Aalst’s onions e stew), mp
“hanjes“, waffles,
Mokatine moules-
frites
(mosselen-
friet)
Place Church of Markets Burg Grote Cathedrale Citadelle de
sanktmartins, in Square, Mark de saint paul namur,
Belforten van de Antwerp, Canal Tours et, Montagne de Tour saint-
arbeid, the network zoo Mane bueren jacques
comtemporary city Antwerp ken Royal opéra
centre, Old town en, Brabo piss, of wallonia
Hall fountain, Royal Royal
Chocolat palac Philharmonic
e nation e, Orchestra

Cultur Winterfoor, Museum The Belfry, Atomi Cathe Citadelle de namur,

e Carneval, Pikkeling, aan de Basilic of um, drale Tour saint-jacques,
Cirk stroom, the Hold Comi de Royal theater of
the Blood, c tour saintp Namur
Rubens Church of aul
House, our Lady, Mont
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of Chocolate de
modern museum buere
art, n
provincial Royal
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of wallo
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Royal
Philha
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Drink Ondineke beer Elixir Brugge Lambi Peket Blanche de Namur
s d’Anvers Tripel c Gin
Beer
signifi Culture and world’s Bruges Brusse econo political capital
cance tourism diamond (Brugge) = ls = mic of Wallonia
capital, 'Brygga' Europ and
major meaning ean cultur
economic capitalal
'harbour' or
center in , centre
Belgium 'mooring of
one of
place' Wallo
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riches
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region
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Europ
e

Belgium is a federal state made up of three

Communities (the French Community, the Flemish
Community and the German-speaking Community)
and three Regions (the Brussels-Capital Region in
the centre, which is officially bilingual, the Flemish
Region to the north, which is Dutch-speaking and
The Walloon Region to the south, which is French
and German-speaking).

The main federal institutions are the federal

government and the federal parliament (with a
Chamber of Representatives and a Senate). The
Communities and Regions also have their own
legislative and executive authority.

The three Communities in Belgium (The Flemish,

French and German ones) are defined on the
basis of their language.

As Belgium is a constitutional monarchy, the latter's role is defined and

enshrined in the Constitution. The head of state is the King, who is the King
of the Belgians.

Frank De Winne, a Belgian astronaut.