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Tension existed between the German and the French-speaking people in Belgium.

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The given statement is false.
59 per cent of the country's total population lives in the Flemish area and speaks Dutch. Another 40% of the population lives in Wallonia and speaks French. The constitution requires that the number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers in the central government be equal. Some special legislation requires the majority approval of each linguistic group's members. No one community has the authority to make choices on its own. The minority French-speaking group was wealthy and influential. This was despised by the Dutch-speaking community, The french- speaking community subsequently benefited from economic prosperity and education. During the 1950s and 1960s, this created conflicts between the Dutch-speaking and French-speaking communities. In Brussels, tensions between the two populations were especially high. Brussels faced a unique challenge: the Dutch-speaking population was a majority in the country but a minority in the city. In the capital city of Brussels, French is spoken by 80% of the population, while Dutch is spoken by 20%.
So, tension existed between the Dutch and the French-speaking people in Belgium.

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