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In 2007, 73,675 inhabitants (86.3 inhabitants / km) lived in the area of the German-speaking community. However, the population density in the canton of Eupen (north) and the canton of St. Vith (south) is very different:
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In the mid-1920s, there were secret negotiations between
Germany and the kingdom of Belgium that seemed to be inclined to sell the region back to Germany as a way to improve Belgium's finances. A price of 200 million
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Belgium, while the two grey municipalities (Malmedy and Weismes) were annexed from Germany after World War I as well, but natively speak French.
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1588:"De triangelspeler van België: Duitstalig België"
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1739:Kokaisl, Petr; Kokaislova, Pavla (July 2015).
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2861:by city
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2590:Georgia
2575:Armenia
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2532:Denmark
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2484:Ukraine
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2407:Romania
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2390:Belarus
2355:Galicia
2341:Olęders
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2099:Germany
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1838:Regions
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1793:Belgium
1561:6194527
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1264:Belgium
1214:updated
1177:cantons
1147:329.59
1144:853.64
1125:146.93
1050:Lontzen
1009:103.74
951:108.96
922:150.49
893:125.15
702:removed
687:sources
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543:Belgium
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511:Weismes
503:Malmedy
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1128:56.73
1099:28.65
1096:74.21
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1067:28.73
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1035:11,212
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980:97.31
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925:58.10
896:48.32
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2455:Regat
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1084:Eupen
1064:5,833
1055:Eupen
1041:7.00
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