Question

What is the percentage of German-speaking people in Belgium?
A. $30\%$
B. $59\%$
C. $10\%$
D. $01\%$

Answer 1

Hint: Belgium is a comparatively small nation that is located in Europe. Its capital is Brussels and it was one of the main countries that were occupied during the world wars.

Complete answer:
Belgium has a total population of 11.5 million. Of the nation’s total population, 59 percent of people live in the Flemish region. The people who live in the Flemish region speak the Dutch language. Then another 40 percent of people live in the Wallonia region. These people who are settled in the Wallonia region speak French as their main language. The remaining 1 percent of the Belgian population speaks German. Belgium was a major attraction to the Germans during the World war and thus it was invaded by them during the first World War. The German language was made the official language only when the Germans established themselves in Belgium. However, the French language was restored to its status as the official language soon after in 1918.
Therefore option “D. $01\%$” is the correct answer.

Note: Belgium is bordered by the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, France, and the North Sea to the north, east, southeast, southwest and the northwest respectively. It covers a total area of 30,689 km square.