2. 59% OF THE POPULATION LIVES IN THE
FLEMISH REGION.THEY SPEAK DUTCH
LANGUAGE.
40%PEOPLE LIVE IN THE WALLONIA
REGION.THEY SPEAK FRENCH.
REMAINING 1%SPEAK GERMAN.
BRUSSELS IS THE CAPITAL OF
BELGIUM.HERE,80%PEOPLE SPEAK
FRENCH AND 20% SPEAK DUTCH.
3. BELGIUM IS A SMALL COUNTRYIN
EUROPE .IT IS SMALLER IN AREA THAN
THE STATE OF HARYANA IN INDIA.
IT HAS A BORDERS WITH
NETHERLANDS,FRANCEAND GERMANY.
ITS POPULATION IS LITTLE OVER ONE
CRORE.
IT IS HALF OF THE POPULATION OF
HARYANA STATE.
4.
5. DUTCH AND FRENCH- SPEAKING MINISTERS
SHALL BE EQUAL IN POWER.
THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARE NOT
SUBORDINATE TO THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT.MANY POWERS OF THE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN GIVEN
TO STATE GOVERNMENTS.
THERE IS A THIRD GOVERNMENT WHICH IS
CALLED “COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT” IS
ELECTED BY PEOPLE BELONGING TO ONE
LANGUAGE COMMUNITY-
DUTCH,FRENCHANDGERMAN-SPEAKING NO
MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE.
6. THERE IS A SEPRATION OF GOVERNMENT
IN BRUSSELS,THE CAPITAL OF
BELGIUM.BOTH THE COMMUNITIES
EXAMPLES,FRENCH-SPEAKINNG AND
DUTCH-SPEAKING ,HAVE EQUAL
REPRESENTATION IN THE BRUSSELS
GOVERNMENT.
IN BRUSSELS THE GOVERNMENT HAS THE
POWER REGARDING
CULTURAL,EDUCATIONAL AND
LANGUAGE-RELATED ISSUES.