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East Flanders
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East Flanders, Du. Oost-Vlaanderen (ōst-vlän`dərən), Fr. Flandre Orientale, province (1991 pop. 1,335,793), 1,147 sq mi (2,971 sq km), NW Belgium, bordering on the Netherlands in the north. The chief towns are Ghent Ghent (gĕnt), Du. Gent, Fr. Gand, city (1991 pop. 230,246), capital of East Flanders prov.
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 (the capital), Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (sĭnt-nē`kläs), Fr. Saint-Nicolas, city (1991 pop. 68,203), East Flanders prov., N Belgium.
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, Aalst Aalst (älst), Fr. Alost, city (1991 pop. 76,382), East Flanders prov., W central Belgium.
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, and Oudenaarde Oudenaarde (ou'dənär`də), Fr. Audenarde, commune (1991 pop. 27,162), East Flanders prov.
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. The low-lying province is drained by the Scheldt, Dender, and Leie rivers. It has productive farms and growing industries. Manufactures include textiles, leather, steel, chemicals, and food processing. The population is mostly Dutch-speaking. For the history of East Flanders, see Flanders Flanders (flăn`dərz), former county in the Low Countries, extending along the North Sea and W of the Scheldt (Escaut) River.
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East Flanders
a province of W Belgium: low-lying, with reclaimed land in the northeast: textile industries. Capital: Ghent. Pop.: 1 373 720 (2004 est.). Area: 2979 sq. km (1150 sq. miles)


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