Ostend

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#2326

Global Rank

0.3

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

0.3%


Share

Belgium • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Brussels UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
161K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
337 km² (130 mi²)
Density
476/km² (1,234/mi²)

Primary city Ostend

State / province West Flanders

Language Dutch

Ostend metro area

51.22, 2.92
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

BC Oostende

Ostend

Languages of Ostend

Dutch first in West Flanders; 3 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoDutch
AdministrativeDutch
NationalDutch
NationalFrench
NationalGerman
English reach, West Flanders
59%
Tier 3 country
Effective working languages
1.84
Rank 26 of 43; 3 working languages in Belgium

West Flanders on the languages board · Language power

Art of Ostend

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1 notable artist born here, most in the 1800s: James Ensor