Civics
Look at the maps of Belgium and Sri Lanka. In which region, do you find concentration of different communities?


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Belgium — There are two major linguistic groups in Belgium, (1) French speaking people and (2) Dutch speaking people. Most of the French speaking people live in the Wallonia (Northern) region and constitute 40 per cent of total population while Dutch speaking people (59%) live in the Flemish (Southern) region. The German speaking people live in the eastern Belgium and constitute 1% of population. In the capital city Brussels, 80 per cent people speak French while 20 per cent are Dutch-speaking.
Sri Lanka — The major social groups are the Sinhala-speakers (74 per cent) and the Tamil-speakers (18 per cent). Among Tamils there are two sub-groups. Tamil natives of the country are called 'Sri Lankan tamils'(13%) and Indian Tamils (5%). Sri Lankan Tamils are concentrated in the north and east of the country. Sinhalese live throughout the country. Indian Tamils are concentrated in the northern, central and southern regions. Muslims have sporadic distribution throughout the country.
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