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Wallonie (French) | |
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Anthem: Le Chant des Wallons ("The Song of the Walloons") | |
Country | Belgium |
Region in Belgium | 1980 |
Seat | Namur |
Government | |
• Executive | Walloon Government |
• Minister-President | Elio Di Rupo (PS) |
• Legislature | Walloon Parliament |
Area | |
• Land | 16,901 km2 (6,526 sq mi) |
Population (1 January 2022) | |
• Total | 3,662,495 |
• Density | 217/km2 (560/sq mi) |
• Official language | French and German |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | BE-WAL |
Website | www |
The area and population figures are given for the Walloon Region, not the French Community. |
Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonie(n), Dutch: Wallonië, Luxembourgish: Wallounien, Picard: Walonniecode: pcd is deprecated , Walloon: Walon(r)eye) or the Walloon Region (French: Région wallonne) is a French-speaking region in the south of Belgium. Its official languages are French (98%) and German (2%). Many people understand the local language Walloon, some still speak it, and few people write it. German is spoken mainly in the area of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.