Short answers, pulled from the story.
The word Wallonia first appeared in a political context in 1842 according to historical records. Before that date, the term existed only as a geographical or linguistic descriptor for Romance-speaking peoples living among Germanic neighbors.
The writer Albert Mockel gave the word its modern political meaning in 1886 when he founded a literary review named Wallonie. He used it to assert cultural identity against the Flemish Movement.
Signal de Botrange reaches 694 meters above sea level marking the highest point in the entire nation of Belgium. This rugged terrain lies within the Ardennes plateau extending into France and Germany.
Five provinces divide the administrative landscape including Hainaut Liège Namur Walloon Brabant and Luxembourg. Charleroi remains the most populous city with over 204,000 inhabitants followed closely by Liège at nearly 196,000 people.
The directly elected Walloon Parliament replaced the Regional Council on the 15th of June 1995. State reforms passed between 1980 and 1993 transformed Belgium from a unitary state into a federal system with three regions and three communities enjoying considerable autonomy.