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Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the '''Dutch-speaking Flemish Community''', which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the '''French-speaking Community''', which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A '''small German-speaking Community''', numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. <ref>"Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref> | Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the '''Dutch-speaking Flemish Community''', which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the '''French-speaking Community''', which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A '''small German-speaking Community''', numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. <ref>"Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref> | ||
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*[[Netherlands | *[[Netherlands Naming Customs|'''Netherlands Naming Customs''']] | ||
*[[France | *[[France Naming Customs|'''France Naming Customs''']] | ||
*[[Germany | *[[Germany Naming Customs|'''Germany Naming Customs''']] | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
===FamilySearch Library=== | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||
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