The German-speaking Community of Belgium (German: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens, DG, Dutch: Duitstalige Gemeenschap) is one of the three federal communities in Belgium.[1] It is the main part of the so-called East Cantons (German Ost-Kantone) of Belgium. It has an area of 854 km², and a population of over 73,000, of which almost 100% are German speaking (traditionally Ripuarian-speaking). This is about 0.73% of Belgium's entire population. Its capital is Eupen; it is part of the province of Liège (Lüttich), and borders on the Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg. Historically, the Walloon city of Arlon, has a German-dialect speaking population, (Luxembourgian), however it is not officially considered part of the German-speaking community in Belgium.

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