Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. For each of these subdivision types, the subdivisions together make up the entire country; in other words, the types overlap.he three communities are: 1  the Dutch-speaking Vlaamse Gemeenschap (Flemish Community). 2  the French-speaking Communaute Communauté (Francaise Française). 3  french Community-the German Speaking (Deutschsprachige-gemeinschaft German).  speaking community