CBSE 2023 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q36

Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow: Belgium is a small country in Europe, smaller in area than the state of Haryana. It has borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. It has a population of a little over one crore, about half the population of Haryana. The ethnic composition of this small country is very complex. Of the country's total population, $\displaystyle 59$ per cent lives in the Flemish region and speaks Dutch language. Another $\displaystyle 40$ per cent people live in the Wallonia region and speak French. Remaining one per cent of the Belgians speak German. In the capital city Brussels, $\displaystyle 80$ per cent of the people speak French while $\displaystyle 20$ per cent are Dutch-speaking. ($\displaystyle 36.1$) Explain the ethnic composition of Belgium. ($\displaystyle 36.2$) Explain the term'ethnic'. ($\displaystyle 36.3$) How did the Belgian Government solve their ethnic problem? Explain.