Question

Explain the ethnic composition of the population of Belgium. What factors led to the differences between the people.

Answer 1

1) of the countries total populaton 59 % lives in the flemish region and speaks dutch lnguage. 2) another 40 % lives in the wallonia region and speak french. 3) remaining 1 % speak german.4) in the capital city brussel 80 % people speak french. and 20 % speak dutch

Answer 2

Answer:

I) Belgium has a population with people belonging to different ethnic groups. It has a pop. Of a little over one crore, about half the population of Haryana. The ethnic composition of this small country is very complex.

II) Of the country’s total population, 59% lives in the Flemish region and speaks Dutch language.

III) Another 40% people live in the Wallonia region and speak French.

IV) Remaining 1% of the Belgians speak German.

V) In the capital city – Brussels, 80% people speak French while 20% are Dutch speaking.

The minority French – speaking community was relatively rich and powerful. This was resented by the Dutch – speaking community who got the benefit of economic development and education much later. This led to tensions between Dutch speaking and French speaking communities during the 1950s and 1960s. The tension between the two communities was more acute in Brussels. Brussels presented a special problem: the Dutch speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital.

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