German‑speaking Community of Belgium
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German-speaking Community Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft (German) Communauté germanophone (French) Duitstalige Gemeenschap (Dutch) |
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Established | 1984 | ||
| Capital | Eupen | ||
| Government | |||
| • Executive | Government of the German-speaking Community | ||
| • Governing parties (2014–2019) | ProDG, PS, PFF | ||
| • Minister-President | Oliver Paasch (ProDG) | ||
| • Legislature | Parliament of the German-speaking Community | ||
| • Speaker | Karl-Heinz Lambertz (PS) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 854 km2 (330 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 76,645 | ||
| Day of the German-speaking Community | 15 November | ||
| Language | German | ||
| Website | www |
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The German-speaking Community of Belgium (German: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens [ˈdɔʏ̯tʃˌʃpʁaːxɪɡə ɡəˈmaɪ̯nʃaft ˈbɛlɡi̯əns], DG; French: Communauté germanophone de Belgique [kɔmynote ʒɛʁmanofɔn də bɛlʒik]; Dutch: Duitstalige Gemeenschap van België [ˈdœy̯tsˌtaːlɪɣə ɣəˈmeːnˌsxɑp ˈbɛlɣijə]) or Eastern Belgium (German: Ostbelgien ; French: Belgique de l'est ; Dutch: Oost-België) is one of the three federal communities of Belgium. Covering an area of 854 km2 (330 sq mi) within the province of Liège (German: Lüttich) in Wallonia, it includes nine of the eleven municipalities of East Cantons (German: Ost-Kantone). Traditionally speakers of Low Dietsch, Ripuarian and Moselle Franconian varieties, the local population numbers over 75,000—about 0.70% of the national total.
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