German-speaking Belgium

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German-speaking Belgium is the small, officially recognized German-language community and region in eastern Belgium with its own cultural and political institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous political entity
federal community of Belgium
linguistic community
area approximately 854 square kilometres
borders French-speaking Wallonia
Germany
Luxembourg
capital Eupen
containsSettlement Amel
Burg-Reuland
Büllingen
Bütgenbach
Eupen
Kelmis
Lontzen
Raeren
St. Vith
surface form: Sankt Vith

Stavelot (German-speaking parts)
country Belgium
countrySubdivisionOf Belgium
currency euro
drivingSide right
establishedAsCommunity 1973
gainedExpandedAutonomy 1984
hasAutonomyIn culture
education
some local affairs
use of language
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
hasExecutiveBody Government of the German-speaking Community
hasFlag flag of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
hasJudicialAuthority Courts of the judicial arrondissement of Eupen
hasLegislature Parliament of the German-speaking Community
headOfGovernmentTitle Minister-President of the German-speaking Community
internetTLD .be
largestCity Eupen
locatedIn Ardennes Forest
surface form: Ardennes region

Rhineland
surface form: Eifel region

East Belgium
surface form: eastern Belgium
officialLanguage German
officialName German-speaking Belgium self-linksurface differs
surface form: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens

German-speaking Belgium self-linksurface differs
surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
partOf Wallonia
population approximately 77,000 inhabitants
populationMajorityLanguage German
recognizedMinorityLanguage French
religionMajority Christianity
Roman Catholicism
shortName DG
German-speaking Community
telephoneCallingCode +32
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Flemish Community coexistsWith German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Wallonia containsGermanSpeakingArea German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Province of Liège containsGermanSpeakingCommunity German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Lommersweiler countrySubdivision German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Schönberg countrySubdivision German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
French Community distinctFrom German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Belgian Americans ethnicOrigin German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Belgians
Recht hasLanguageCommunity German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Council for German Orthography hasMemberFrom German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German‑speaking Community of Belgium
German-speaking Europe includesPartOfCountry German-speaking Belgium
arrondissement of Verviers languageRegion German-speaking Belgium
subject surface form: Arrondissement of Verviers
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
House of Belgium languageRegion German-speaking Belgium
Vennbahn railway languageRegion German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Büllingen locatedIn German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Bütgenbach locatedIn German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Crombach locatedIn German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Lommersweiler locatedIn German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Recht locatedIn German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Schönberg locatedIn German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Rocherath locatedInAdministrativeTerritory German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
St. Vith locatedInAdministrativeTerritory German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Belgians majorEthnicSubgroup German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Belgians
East Belgium nativeName German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens
East Belgium officialName German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
German-speaking Belgium officialName German-speaking Belgium self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
German-speaking Belgium officialName German-speaking Belgium self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens
German-speaking Community officialName German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens
Ecolo operatesIn German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Bütgenbach partOf German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Eupen-Malmedy region partOf German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Krinkelt partOf German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Recht partOf German-speaking Belgium
this entity surface form: German-speaking Community of Belgium
Ecolo region German-speaking Belgium