| Dutch names |
French names |
English names |
Abreviation |
ISO |
| Antwerpen |
Anvers |
Antwerp |
ANT |
VAN |
| Henegouwen |
Hainaut |
Hainaut |
HAI |
WHT |
| Limburg** |
Limbourg** |
Limburg** |
LIM |
VLI |
| Luik |
Liège |
Liège |
LIG |
WLG |
| Luxemburg* |
Luxembourg* |
Luxemburg* |
LUX |
WLX |
| Namen |
Namur |
Namur |
NAM |
WNA |
| Oost-Vlaanderen |
Flandre Orientale |
East Flanders |
OVL |
VOV |
| Flemish Brabant *** |
Brabant Flamand *** |
Flemish Brabant *** |
VLB |
VBR |
| Waals Brabant *** |
Walloon Brabant *** |
Walloon Brabant *** |
BWL |
WBR |
| West-Vlaanderen |
Flandre Occidentale |
West Flanders |
WVL |
VWV |
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* This is the Belgian province Luxemburg; there is also the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, which is an independant state in the European Union.
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** This is the Belgian province Limburg; there is also the province Limburg (Netherlands);
and the former "Duchy of Limburg" was situated in the province Liège;
the "County of Loon" was situated in the current province of Belgian Limburg.
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- *** The districts of the former province Brabant (1795-1994) where was splitted in 1994 as follows:
- The arrondissement Brussels-Capital (19 municipalities)
- don't belong to a province ,
but has a french-speaking province-governor (and a dutch-speaking vice-governor) for the tasks depending from the federal executive branch;
the council of the "Region Brussels-Capital" has herited all powers of a provincial council
- The two arrondissements Halle-Vilvoorde and Leuven
- did form the new "Provincie Vlaams-Brabant"; has a french-speaking deputy-governor
- The arrondissement Nivelles
- is the only arrondissement of the new "Province du Brabant-Wallon"
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