Describe the geographical and ethnic composition of Belgium.

The geographical and ethnic composition of Belgium is given below:
(a) Geographical composition:-
(i) Belgium is a small country in Europe. It is smaller in area than the State of Haryana in India.
(ii) It has borders with Netherlands, France and Germany.
(iii) Its population is little over one crore. It is half of the population of Haryana state.
(b) Ethnic composition:-
(i) 59 per cent of the population lives in the Flemish region. They speak Dutch language.
(ii) 40 per cent people live the Wallonia region. They speak French.
(iii) Remaining one per cent speak German.
(iv) Brussels is the capital of Belgium. Here, 80 per cent people speak French and 20 per cent speak Dutch. Thus, Belgium is a country of diversities based on languages. Dutch-speaking people are in majority in the country but in minority in the capital city of Brussels.