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The Royal Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences (BACAS) is a Belgian council, which consists of the FlemishAcademy Committee for Science and Technology (CAWET) and WallonianComité de l'Académie pour les Applications de la Science (CAPAS) committees of the Flemish and French Accademies of Science in Belgium. BACAS has ten members from the academy and ten from industry. The council studies the impact of technological development on society and provides advice for the Belgian government and leaders of industry. Flanders (Dutch: ) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; generally called the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians; the constituent governing institution... National motto: Walon todi ! (Walloon forever!) Official languages French, German Capital Namur Minister-President Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe Area - Total 16,844 km² Population - Total (2002) - Density 3,358,560 inhabitants 199. ... There are two Royal Academies for Science and the Arts in Belgium, corresponding to the two main languages of the country, Dutch (Flanders) and French (Wallonia). ...
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