Wallonia region is the predominantly ___________________.

Dutch-speaking southern region of Belgium

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French-speaking southern region of Belgium.

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German speaking northern region of Belgium

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Dutch-speaking northern region of Belgium.

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The correct option is B French-speaking southern region of Belgium.
Wallonia region is predominantly French-speaking southern region of Belgium. It is one the three autonomous Regions of federal Belgium. Primarily, its official language is French, however, there also exist a German speaking region comprising of nine municipalities in the east. The percentage of French speaking population is 98%, whereas, German speaking population is just 2%.

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