Question

In Belgium, 59% of people living in the Flemish region speak ________.
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Dutch
D) Sinhala

Answer 1

Hint: Belgium is a federal state consisting of three communities and three regions that are based on four language areas. The language areas were entrenched by the Second Gilson Act, which came into force on August 2, 1963. The classification into language areas was included in the Belgian Constitution in 1970.

Complete answer:
Belgium has a multilingual population. The Flemish district is in the northern part of Belgium and covers about 13,625 $k{m}^2$ (5,261 sq mi) (44.4% of Belgium) region and is perhaps the most thickly populated European area with around 490/$k{m}^2$ (1,300/sq mi).

The three communities in Belgium are:
the (Dutch-speaking) Flemish Community
the French Community
the German-speaking Community

The three regions in Belgium are:
the Brussels Capital Region
the Flemish Region
the Walloon Region

Of the total population, 59% living in the Flemish region speak the Dutch language. Another 40% inhabited the Wallonia region and communicated in French while the rest 1% communicated in German. In Belgium, 59% of people living in the Flemish region speak Dutch.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note:
- The Flemish Region, also called Flanders, is one of the three regions of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. The Flemish Region should not be confused with the Flemish Community as the latter comprises both the inhabitants of the Flemish Region and the Dutch-speaking minority living in the Brussels-Capital Region.
- The official language of the Flemish Region is Dutch and the dialect cluster spoken in the region is sometimes colloquially referred to as Flemish (Vlaams), Flemish-Dutch (Vlaams-Nederlands), Belgian Dutch (Belgisch-Nederlands), or Southern Dutch (Zuid-Nederlands).