decsribe the high lights of the Belgian model that accommodates minority interests in that country
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Belgium is having an area equivalent to the present Haryana Of India and has a population equal to half the population of Haryana.
The capital of Belgium is Brussels.
The Ethnic Composition of Belgium is as follows :-
☸️ Dutch speaking people (51%)
☸️ French speaking People(48%)
☸️ German speaking people(1%)
The composition of the capital of Belgium that is Brussels is as follows :-
☸️ French Speaking (80%)
☸️ Dutch speaking (20%)
Thus, the majority community in Belgium is dutch speaking while the majority community in the capital of Belgium is French speaking.
The highlights of the Belgium model of Accommodation is as follows :-
☸️ The dutch speaking people agreed to grant equal representation to french people at centre while the French granted equal representation to Dutch speaking at Brussels.
☸️ No community could single handedly alter the Constitution and make laws. The support of both the communities was required for altering the Constitution.
☸️ A separate Community Government was set up to look after the religious, literary and cultural requirements of a particular community.
☸️ Belgium accommodated its lingual diversities very efficiently.
This form of Belgian governance is called as Accommodation form of government.
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