Belgium’s German-speaking Community is a member state of the Belgian federal state and is situated in
the east of the country. It has around 80,000 inhabitants. This equates to 0.69% of the Belgian population. In this
area, German is the language of informal communication for most of the population, as well as being the official
language of the region and the language used in public service, schools and courts.
References
Brüls, Manuel
2013 “Drei
Sprachen — ein Recht. Terminologie als Faktor der Rechtssicherheit in
Belgien.” Europäisches Journal für
Minderheitenfragen 6/4: 511–528.
2018 “Gebrauch
der deutschen Sprache in
Gesetzgebungsangelegenheiten.” In Die Rechtsstellung
der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft und der deutschen Sprache in Belgien, ed.
by Stephan Thomas, 75–88. Eupen: Parliament
of the German-speaking Community.