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Belgium has borders with ______


A

Germany, Spain, and Netherlands.

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Netherlands, Spain, and France

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Spain, Germany, and France

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D

Germany, France, and Netherlands.

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Solution

The correct option is D

Germany, France, and Netherlands.


The correct answer is option (d) – Germany, France, and Netherlands.

  • Belgium is located in Western Europe.
  • Belgium also shares borders with another small country named Luxembourg.
  • The area of Belgium is smaller than the Indian state of Haryana.
  • Belgium, India, and Spain are examples of holding-together federations.
  • The population of Belgium is about half the population of Haryana.
  • Belgium has a very complex ethnic composition.
  • 40% of the Belgian population live in the Wallonia region and speak the French language.
  • 59% of the Belgian population speaks Dutch language and lives in the Flemish region.
  • Brussels is the capital of Belgium.
  • In Brussels, 20% of the population speaks Dutch language and 80% of the population speaks French.
  • In the 1960s and 1950s there were tensions between the Dutch speaking and French speaking communities of Belgium.
  • The Dutch speaking people were a majority in the country but they were a minority in the capital region, Brussels.
  • The minority rich community was relatively rich and powerful in Belgium, which was resented by the Dutch community as they got education and economic development at a much later stage.

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