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Wallonia

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[wo-loh-nee-uh] / wɒˈloʊ ni ə /
Also Walloonia

noun

  1. a region in S Belgium: chiefly French-speaking. 6,504 sq. mi. (16,844 sq. km).


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Estimates vary but around 15 to 20 wolves are currently thought to be in the country, with one pack in Flanders plus another in southern Wallonia, as well as a newly settled pair.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2023

Previously only Scotland and Denmark had pledged funding for climate-linked loss and damage, as well as the Belgian region of Wallonia.

From Reuters Nov. 7, 2022

Scotland and the Belgian region of Wallonia have also put forward small pledges.

From Scientific American Nov. 1, 2022

Wallonia, Denmark, and a group of philanthropies have since pledged funds, and the tally for loss and damage funding now stands at $19.5 million.

From Salon Oct. 24, 2022

Industry is concentrated mainly in the populous Flemish area in the north, although the government is encouraging reinvestment in the southern region of Wallonia.

From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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