1. The Language Conflict in Belgium

2. Brief History of Belgium
• History
-1830, constitution drawn up in
French
- 1898, law of linguistic
equality
- 1932, 4 autonomous regions: Dutch-
speaking
- Flander, French-speaking Wallonia, bilingual
Brussels, and minor German
areas

3. Brief History

4. Flanders
• - Approx. 60% of 11m population.
• - Northern part of country.
• - Almost exclusively Dutch-speaking.

5. Wallonia
• - Approx. 40% of pop.
• - Southern part of country.
• - French- speaking.
• -twice the unemployment rate of Flanders.

6. Brussels
• - Centre of conflict, where the majority speak French.