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“Belgium is a small country in Europe, smaller in area than the state of Haryana. It shares its borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg. The population of the nation is little over one crore which is 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 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, 80 percent people speak French while 20 per cent are Dutch speaking. The minority French-speaking community was relatively rich and powerful.”

The area of Belgium is:

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Smaller than Brussels

Greater than Haryana

Smaller than Haryana

Equal to Europe

answer is C.

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Belgium is a little nation in Europe, with a surface area smaller than the state of Haryana.
Its borders are shared by Luxembourg, Germany, the Netherlands, and France. A little over one crore people live in the country, which is roughly half the population of Haryana. This tiny nation's ethnic makeup is extremely diverse. A total of 60% of the country's population lives in the Flemish region and speaks Dutch, and another 40% lives in the Wallonia region and speaks French. German is still spoken by on 1%. In the nation's capital, Brussels, 80% of the population speaks French and 20% Dutch.

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