Question 1 - Past Year Questions - 3 Marks - Chapter 1 Class 10 Political Science - Power Sharing - Political Science

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

Answer:

Points to Remember 

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.