What was the special problem of Brussels?

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The rich and powerful French-speaking people

The majority Dutch speakers were only a minority in the capital

The minority Dutch speakers were a majority in the capital

None of the above

answer is B.

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The special problem of Brussels was that the majority Dutch speakers were only a minority in the capital.
The Belgian capital, Brussels, presented a unique problem as the Dutch-speaking community was only a minority there with 20 percent of people, but was a majority in the whole country. Eighty percent of people spoke French there. Several districts of Belgium are home to speakers of the Dutch, French, and German languages, making Belgium a linguistically varied nation. The French, a minority in the country, reaped the benefits of economic prosperity and were comparatively wealthy and influential. The majority Dutch-speaking population of the nation benefited from economic growth considerably later, forming a divide between the two communities.

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