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Nowadays, Wallonia is one of the three federal regions of Belgium the other two being Flanders and Brussels. This means that it has its own government, a parliament and separate laws. The capital of Wallonia is Namur, near its geographic center.
Wallonia used to have a very good economy, mostly based on charcoal-industry. After the World Wars the industry didn't renew itself fast enough. Because of that the economy is now lagging far behind Flanders.
