Belgium shares borders with Netherlands, France, and Germany. It has a population of around 11 million people, 59% of whom speak Dutch and 40% speak French. Brussels has both Dutch and French speaking communities. Sri Lanka is an island nation off the coast of India with a population of around 20 million people. 74% are Sinhalese Buddhists and 18% are Tamil Hindus and Muslims. There is a history of conflict between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority. In Belgium, power is shared between Dutch and French speaking communities through equal representation in government, requiring majority approval from both linguistic groups for laws, and separate community governments for language/cultural issues. This power sharing arrangement