Question

Which of the following statement(s) are true with respect to the ethnic composition of Belgium?

1. 59 percent of the total population of Belgium lives in the Wallonia region and speaks French.
2. 40 percent live in the Flemish region and speak Dutch.
3. One percent of the Belgians speak German.
4. In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak French while 20 percent are Dutch speaking.

Options

• I and II

• III and IV

• I, II and III

• I and IV

Answer 1

III and IV

Explanation:

The ethnic composition of Belgium is:

1. 59% of people live in the Flemish region and speak Dutch (not Wallonia).
2. 40% live in the Wallonia region and speak French.
3. 1% of Belgians speak German.
4. In Brussels, 80% speak French and 20% speak Dutch.