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, 59 per cent live in the Flemish region and speak Dutch language. Another 41% per cent of people live in the Wallonia region and speak French. Remaining one per cent of the Belgians speak German. In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak French while 20 percent are Dutch speaking.

Which is the language spoken by most people in Belgium according to this paragraph?

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French

English

German

Dutch

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Dutch is the language spoken by the majority population of Belgium. Belgium is a small country situated in the continent of Europe and bordered by countries like France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. The composition of Belgium is quite complex and vivid. It is a mix of ethnicities. A Maximum (of 59%) of the people speak Dutch, while the rest, 41%, belong to the French linguistic group. Majorly, only two linguistic categories or groups of people live here. The maximum, which is more than half, people of Belgium belong to the Flemish region (Dutch-speaking region). The other 41% live in the Wallonia region, which is the French-speaking region. This ratio is 1: 4 (Dutch: French) for Brussels, the capital of Belgium.

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