Wallonia

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Wallonia (walloon: Waloneye or Walonreye)is a French-speaking region in the south of Belgium. Its official languages are French(95%) and German(5%). Many people understand local language walloon, some still speak it and few write it.

Its one of three regions in Belgium. The other two regions are Flanders and Brussels. Frenchspeaking Walloons share the French community with frenchspeaking people of Brussels.

The capital of the region is Namur. Other important cities are : Liège, Charleroi, Mons, Tournai and Verviers.