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===Overview of Linguistic and Administrative Divisions in Belgium===
[[File:Belgium provinces regions striped.png|200pxthumb|rightMap indicating the language areas of provinces of Belgium. Thinner black lines mark provinces. Yellow is Dutch-speaking/Flemish Region, red is French-speaking/Walloon region, blue is German-speaking, and orange is bilingual Dutch-French/Brussels Capital region.]]
To fully understand how the language of lambic came to be used among the brewers it is first necessary to have a general overview of how the country of Belgium is administered. Belgium is divided into three regions, three communities, and four language areas. The three regions compose of the Flemish region (Dutch speaking), the Brussels-Capital region (officially bilingual), and Walloon region (French speaking). Within the Flemish and Walloon regions there are five provinces each. The Belgian-Capital region does not have any official provincial designation nation and acts as its own community. The fourth language area is a small minority of German speaking Belgians in the east of the country.