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Write the composition of Sri Lanka and Belgium |
| Answer» Composition of BELGIUM\xa0\tThe ethnic composition of this small country is very complex. Of the country \'s total population, 59% lives in the Flemish region and speak Dutch language\tAnother 40% people live in the Wallonia region and speak French\xa0\tRemaining 1% of the Belgians speak German\tIn the capital of Brussels, 80% people speak French while20%areDutchspeaking.Sinhalese (74%), Tamils (18%), Muslims (7%), others (1%).\xa0Composition of SRILANKA\tSinhalese make up 74% of the population and are concentrated in the densely populated southwest. Sri Lankan Tamils, citizens whose South Indian ancestors have lived on the island for centuries, total about 12%, live throughout the country, and predominate in the Northern Province.\t\tIndian Tamils, a distinct ethnic group, represent about 5% of the population. The British brought them to Sri Lanka in the 19th century as tea and rubber plantation workers, and they remain concentrated in the "tea country" of south-central Sri Lanka.\tOther minorities include Muslims , at about 7% of the population; Burghers, who are descendants of European colonists, principally from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (U.K.); and aboriginal Veddahs.\t | |