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( Dutch : Oost-Vlaanderen)
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( French : Flandre orientale)
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Ghent
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André Denys
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2,991
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<small>(1 January 2006)</small>
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1,389,199
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http://wwwoost-vlaanderenbe/public/
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is a province of
Flanders , one of the three regions of
Belgium . It borders on (clockwise from the North) the
Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of
Antwerp ,
Flemish Brabant ,
Hainaut and
West Flanders . It has an area of 2,991 km&
2 which is divided into six administrative districts (''arrondissementen'' in
Dutch ) containing 65 municipalities. The provincial population is 1,389,199 and the capital is
Ghent .
The flag has a black lion with red tongue and claws, on a background of horizontal white and green stripes. This a recent adaptation. The flag of East-Flanders used to be the same as that of the Flanders region; a black lion on a yellow background.
