Provinces of Belgium Provinces of Belgium The country of Belgium is divided into three regions. Two of these regions, the Flemish Region or Flanders, and Walloon Region, or Wallonia, are each subdivided into five provinces. The third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, is not divided into provinces, as it was originally only a small part of a province itself. Most of the provinces take their name from earlier duchies and counties of similar location, while their territory is mostly based on the departments installed during French annexation. At the time of the creation of Belgium in 1830, only nine provinces existed, including the province
Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region of one of the Regional Parliaments at the same time. Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region The Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region (French: "Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale", Dutch: "Parlement van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest"), is the governing body of the Brussels-Capital Region, one of the three regions of Belgium. It is also known as the Brussels Regional Parliament (French: "Parlement Bruxellois", Dutch: "Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Parlement"). Elections of 75 Brussels regional deputies, 89 since 2004, take place every five years. Here is the list of past regional elections: The composition of the Brussels Parliament is as follows: A dot means: