How is the ethnic composition of Belgium very  complex? Explain.

Answer:

Points to Remember 

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  1.   59 percent live in the Flemish region , and another 40 percent of people live in the Wallonia region.
  2. The rest is German-speaking .
  3. In Brussels , the majority speak French while the remaining 20 percent are Dutch speaking.

Answer to be written in the exam

The ethnic composition of Belgium is quite complex:

  1.  Of the country’s total population, 59 percent live in the Flemish region and speak the Dutch language . Another 40 percent of people live in the Wallonia region and speak French .
  2. The remaining 1 percent of the Belgians speak German.
  3. Brussels presented a unique problem: the Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital because-   in Brussels, 80 percent of people speak French while 20 percent are Dutch-speaking.
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