3What is the ethnic composition of Srilanka?
8. How did the Belgium government solve its ethric problem?
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Answer:
1-Among the 99 % of ethnic composition of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese communities are major with 74% then are Tamils with 18% and finally include the Muslims. Rest 1% population includes Burghers, Parsis and Veddas.
2-The Belgian government accommodated its diverse ethnic population in the following manner: Constitution says that the number of Dutch and French speaking ministers shall be equal in the Central government. ... There is a third kind of government, called the 'community government'.
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Explanation:
• Srilanka emerged as an independent country in 1948.
• Srilanka has diverse population.
• The major social groups are
1. Sinhala speakers 74%
2. Tamil speakers 18%
• Among Tamils , there are two subgroups
1. Tamil natives of the country called Srilankan Tamils ,
2. The rest are called Indian Tamils
• This is ethnic composition of Srilanka.
8. Between 1970's and 1993's , Belgium amended its constitution four times so as to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live within same country.
Some of the elements of the Belgium model were :
1. Constitution prescribes that number of French and Dutch ministers shall be equal in central government.
2. Many powers of central government has been given to state government.
3. Brussels has seperate government,in which both the communities have equal representation.
3. Apart from central and state government,there is a third form of government. This is called ' community government ', and is elected by people belonging to one language community ( Dutch , French , German ).