Flanders is a region within Belgium, but has some major power to decide on itself. There is a Flemish Parliament and a Flemish Governement. the judicial powers reside on the federal layer, i.e. Belgium.
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At this time, for most, the term Flanders is normally taken to refer to either the political, social, cultural and linguistic community (and the corresponding official institution, the Flemish Community), or the geographical area, one of the three regions in Belgium, namely the Flemish region.
Flanders was one of the first continental European areas to undergo the Industrial Revolution, in the early 1800s.
Mirroring the historical political conflicts between the freethought and Catholic segments of the population, the Flemish educational system is split into a laïque branch controlled by the communities, the provinces, or the municipalities, and a subsidised religiousâmostly Catholicâbranch controlled by both the communities and the religious authoritiesâusually the dioceses.
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