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Yes, Belgium is a democratic country. It operates as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy, where the King serves as the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government. Citizens participate in regular elections to choose their representatives at various levels of government. Belgium's political system is characterized by a multiparty system and a strong emphasis on regional autonomy.
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Who did Democratic republic of the Congo gain its independence from?
Belgium in 1960
Which country did the democratic republic of the Congo gain independence from?
belgium
Why should Belgium pay reparations to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
They shouldn`t!
What are the differences between Belgium and France?
Belgium is a democratic monarchy while France is a Republic ( No royalty )France is also much larger than Belgium. Belgians make much better beer.
What type of government does belguim have?
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.
Who colonized Zaire before its independence?
Zaire (now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo) was colonized by Belgium.
What European country colonized the Congo?
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.
What type of government does the Benelux Countries have?
The Benelux countries: Belgium; Netherlands;Luxembourg, are all democratic, constitutional monarchies.
List of present democratic countries with the year they became democratic?
iceland, denmark, scotland, turkey, france, ireland, spain, sweden,romania,united kingdom, belgium
What was Belgium's only colony in Africa?
Belgian Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). It was founded in 1908 and became independent in 1960.
Did the citizens of Belgium like king Leopold 2?
At the beginning of his reign: yes. He and his colony brought more wealth to Belgium, which boosted the economy, under his reign Belgium became more democratic. But it lingered and faded away after he proved unable to stop the atrocities in the Congo. Which bothered the King a lot.
Why Belgium had a compulsory voting?
To have an higher democratic voting system. Without this system, a minority party that can push his voters to vote, an gain majority.
