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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|capital=Brussels|largest_city=Brussels|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]]}}
{{Infobox country|name=Kingdom of Belgium|native_name=Koninkrijk België<br>Royaume de Belgique<br>Königreich Belgien|image_flag=Belgian_flag.png|capital=Brussels|largest_city=Brussels|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 an 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> In 1960, it helped the dictator [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] come to power in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], one of its former colonies.<ref>{{News citation|date=2001-11-16|title=Belgium link in Lumumba death|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1660615.stm|newspaper=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613193811/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1660615.stm|archive-date=2021-06-13|retrieved=2022-01-20}}</ref>
'''Belgium''', officially the '''Kingdom of Belgium''', is an 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>  
 
== Imperialism ==
In 1960, it helped the dictator [[Mobutu Sese Seko]] come to power in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], one of its former colonies.<ref>{{News citation|date=2001-11-16|title=Belgium link in Lumumba death|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1660615.stm|newspaper=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613193811/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1660615.stm|archive-date=2021-06-13|retrieved=2022-01-20}}</ref>
 
== References ==
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Imperialist countries]]
[[Category:Imperialist countries]]
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[[Category:Global north]]

Revision as of 04:21, 28 July 2022

Kingdom of Belgium
Koninkrijk België
Royaume de Belgique
Königreich Belgien
Flag of Kingdom of Belgium
Flag
Capital
and largest city
Brussels
Official languagesDutch
French
German
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
GovernmentConstitutional parliamentary monarchy
• Monarch
Philippe
• Prime Minister
Alexander de Croo
Area
• Total
30,689 km²
Population
• 2020 estimate
11,492,641


Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is an imperialist country in Western Europe that houses the headquarters of NATO.[1]

Imperialism

In 1960, it helped the dictator Mobutu Sese Seko come to power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, one of its former colonies.[2]

References

  1. "North Atlantic Treaty Organization". North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. "Belgium link in Lumumba death" (2001-11-16). BBC. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2022-01-20.