Flanders

Flanders (Flemish: Vlaanderen) is the northern region of Belgium in which the predominant language is Flemish; the chief city is Antwerp; other major towns and cities include Bruges, Zeebrugge, Ostend, Ghent and Mechelen. The Belgian capital, Brussels, is a separate bi-lingual region which forms an enclave within Flanders. Southern Belgium is occupied by the French-speaking region of Wallonia.