Wallonie

Walloon Region
Walloon Region; Région wallonne (in French); Wallonische Region (in German)
	Region o Belgium
; Banner	; Coat o airms
	Anthem: "Le Chant des Wallons"
Kintra	Belgium
Caipital	Namur
Govrenment
• Meenister-Preses	Rudy Demotte
Aurie
• Total	16,844 km2 (6,504 sq mi)
Population (1 Januar 2008)
• Tot	3,456,775
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Demographics
• Leids	French, German (an aw Dutch in Municipalities wi leid facilities)
ISO 3166 code	BE-WAL
Celebration Day	3rd Sunday o September
Wabsteid	www.wallonie.be

Wallonia (French: Wallonie [wa.lɔ.ni], German: Wallonie(n), Dutch: Wallonië [wɐˈloːnɪə] ( listen) or [βɐˈloːnɪə], Walloon: Waloneye) is the predominantly French-speakin soothren region o Belgium. It is govrened as the Walloon Region, which maks up 55% o the territory o Belgium but wi anerlie a third o its population. Contrary tae the situation in Flanders, the Walloon Region wis no mergit wi the French Community of Belgium, a political level responsible for matters relatit mainly tae cultur an education. The sma German-speakin minority in the east forms the German-speakin Community o Belgium, which haes its awn govrenment an parliament for cultur-relatit issues.