<P> The country is populated by a Flemish majority of about 6,400,000 people speaking Dutch , a French - speaking minority of 4,100,000 people ( Walloons and French - speakers in Brussels ) , as well as 73,000 German speaking people in Wallonia , near the German border . However , David Levinson reports that `` the Flemish and Walloon groups are described by experts as `` communities '' rather than as ethnic groups , and individuals can move easily from one community to the other by learning to speak the other language `` . </P>
<P> The country is populated by a Flemish majority of about 6,400,000 people speaking Dutch , a French - speaking minority of 4,100,000 people ( Walloons and French - speakers in Brussels ) , as well as 73,000 German speaking people in Wallonia , near the German border . However , David Levinson reports that `` the Flemish and Walloon groups are described by experts as `` communities '' rather than as ethnic groups , and individuals can move easily from one community to the other by learning to speak the other language `` . </P>
who formed the majority in terms of population in belgium
who formed the majority in terms of population in belgium
Flemish
Flemish