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{{Infobox country| | {{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> 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> | ||
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[[Category:Imperialist countries]] | [[Category:Imperialist countries]] | ||
Revision as of 04:42, 11 May 2022
| Kingdom of Belgium Koninkrijk België Royaume de Belgique Königreich Belgien | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Capital and largest city | Brussels |
| Official languages | Dutch French German |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | Constitutional 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] 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]
- ↑ "North Atlantic Treaty Organization". North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ↑ "Belgium link in Lumumba death" (2001-11-16). BBC. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2022-01-20.