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{{Infobox country|name=Kingdom of Belgium|native_name=Koninkrijk België<br>Royaume de Belgique<br>Königreich Belgien|image_flag=Belgian_flag.png|image_coat=Belgian coat of arms.svg|capital=Brussels|largest_city=Brussels|image_map=Belgium map.png|map_width= | {{Infobox country|name=Kingdom of Belgium|native_name=Koninkrijk België<br>Royaume de Belgique<br>Königreich Belgien|image_flag=Belgian_flag.png|image_coat=Belgian coat of arms.svg|capital=Brussels|largest_city=Brussels|image_map=Belgium map.png|map_width=290|official_languages=Dutch<br>French<br>German|government_type=Constitutional parliamentary monarchy|leader_title1=Monarch|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name1=Philippe|leader_name2=Alexander de Croo|area_km2=30,689|population_estimate=11,492,641|population_estimate_year=2020|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]}} | ||
'''Belgium''', officially the '''Kingdom of Belgium''', is | '''Belgium''', officially the '''Kingdom of Belgium''', is an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] country in Western Europe that houses the headquarters of [[NATO]].<ref>{{News citation|title=North Atlantic Treaty Organization|url=https://www.nato.int/|newspaper=North Atlantic Treaty Organization|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120010607/https://www.nato.int/|archive-date=2022-01-20|retrieved=2022-01-20}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
When [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi Germany]] invaded Belgium in 1940, most of the Belgian [[bourgeoisie]] supported them as did future Prime Minister [[Achille Van Acker]] and [[Belgian Socialist Party]] leader [[Hendrik de Man]].<ref name=":022332">{{Citation|author=Ludo Martens|year=1996|title=Another View of Stalin|chapter=The Great Purge|isbn=9782872620814|publisher=Editions EPO|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf|page=170–171}}</ref> | |||
When [[German Reich (1933–1945)|Nazi Germany]] invaded Belgium in 1940, most of the Belgian [[bourgeoisie]] supported them as did future Prime Minister [[Achille Van Acker]] and [[Belgian | |||
== Colonialism == | == Colonialism == | ||
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== Politics == | == Politics == | ||
The [[Far-right politics|far-right]] parties [[Flemish Interest]] and [[New Flemish Alliance]] want Flanders to secede from Belgium. Flemish Interest received 18.46% of the vote in the Flemish regional elections and is a member of the [[Identity & Democracy]] bloc in the [[European Union|EU]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ellen Rivera, Marsha P. Davis|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Dissecting Identity & Democracy: the EU’s new far-right super group|date=2019-07-22|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921200918/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/|archive-date=2020-09-21|retrieved=2022-11-23}}</ref> | The [[Far-right politics|far-right]] parties [[Flemish Interest]] and [[New Flemish Alliance]] want [[Flanders]] to secede from Belgium. Flemish Interest received 18.46% of the vote in the Flemish regional elections and is a member of the [[Identity & Democracy]] bloc in the [[European Union|EU]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ellen Rivera, Marsha P. Davis|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Dissecting Identity & Democracy: the EU’s new far-right super group|date=2019-07-22|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921200918/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2019/07/22/dissecting-identity-democracy-the-eus-new-far-right-super-group/|archive-date=2020-09-21|retrieved=2022-11-23}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Imperialist countries]] | [[Category:Imperialist countries]] | ||
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[[Category:Global north]] | [[Category:Global north]] | ||
[[Category:European countries]] |