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Flemish Diamond
The provinces of East Flanders, Antwerp and Flemish Brabant jointly form the Flemish Diamond, and represent 68% of all Flemish employment and 72% of Flemish added value.
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Europe
East Flanders lies within the economic core of the European Union, a region which comprises the Dutch Randstad, the German Ruhr region, Saarland, Lotharingen, Paris, industrial northern France, London and South-East England. No less than 245 million people live in the region across five countries and four language areas: English, Dutch, German and French.
Belgium
Right at the point of intersection between all those languages and cultures, in the heart of the most densely populated and richest European consumer market lies Belgium. The northern region of Belgium, Flanders, is home to the country’s Dutch-speaking po pulation. The south, Wallonia, is inhabited by the French-speaking population. Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is also the political centre of the European Union.
Flanders
Flanders, the northern region of Belgium, has over 6,5 million inhabi tants and makes up for 58 percent of the population of Belgium. Flanders has its own parliament which legis lates in the domains of economic development, employment, infrastructure, urban development, environment, education, culture and foreign trade.