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Belgium is a democratic monarchy while France is a Republic ( No royalty )France is also much larger than Belgium. Belgians make much better beer.
Belgium is a Parliamentary, Constitutional, Democratic and Federal Monarchy. The Head of State is the King/Queen of the Belgians and the Head of Government is the Prime Minister of Belgium.
Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo) was colonized by Belgium.
Belgium held the majority of Congo, which was known as Belgium Congo, then Zaire, then the Democratic Republic of Congo.France colonized the Republic of Congo.The Congo region consists of more than just these two countries; several other nations were involved as well.
Some examples of democratic countries in the world include the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, and Japan. These countries have systems of government that provide for free and fair elections, protect individual rights and freedoms, and separate powers between branches of government.
The United States drew inspiration from ancient Greece, specifically Athenian democracy; from the Roman Republic with its system of checks and balances; and from Enlightenment-era philosophers like Montesquieu, who advocated for separation of powers.
The Benelux countries: Belgium; Netherlands;Luxembourg, are all democratic, constitutional monarchies.
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Belgian Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). It was founded in 1908 and became independent in 1960.