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Belgium is officially trilingual. With French, Flemish (Dutch) and German. French is spoken in the Brussels region along with the Walloon region of Belgium. Flemish is in the Flanders region to the north along with Brussels and a small region next to Germany is German speaking. However most, as in about 90% of all people under the age of 40, speak English in the Flanders region. In most major cities almost all shop keepers speak English because of the tourists and a majority of the programs on TV are in English. This multi-linguistic society is yet another reason why many cyclists come to Belgium.