Belgium
General
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General rank
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56 ▼
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Anthem
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The "Brabançonne" <video type="youtube" id="cUplg16ovjY" width="100%" height="25px" frame="false" position="center" />
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Motto
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Strength through Unity
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Capital
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Flanders
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Demographics
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Language
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English, Dutch, French and German
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Population
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361 ▼
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Last update
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January 7th 2014
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Belgium (French: Belgique, Dutch: België, German: Belgien) is a small country in Western Europe. Belgium is currently in its third era of existence, having been part of two different unions, one with the UK and one with the Netherlands, called the United Netherlands. Belgium is a parliamentary democracy. It had maintained a neutral stance in the politics and wars surrounding it, until 13 October 2013 when it has declared its support for the Circle of Trust (CoT)and was a full member.
Beginning of November 2013 Belgium left the alliance CoT just like most of it's members did and has since then taken a renewed neutral stance again.
History
Belgium was among the first countries in the beginning of eRepublik. Belgium's population grew slowly before they agreed to merge with the United Kingdom in April 2008. In February 2009, 10 months after Belgium merged with the United Kingdom, two resistance wars were launched to free Belgium, the first failed but the next succeeded. It wasn't until the 21st February 2009 before Belgium became a complete independent nation.
Society
Communication and Media
The main language in Belgium is English, however French, Dutch and to a lesser extent, German (as the national languages of Belgium) are also used.
Geography
Belgium borders the original territories of Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Through the years, as a result of military activity, Belgium has bordered other countries too - like Poland.
Economy
Taxes
- Last update: 12 April 2016
Belgian Treasury
Information about the Belgian treasury can be found here.
Politics
The Constitution
The constitution of Belgium can be found here: http://wiki.erepublik.com/index.php/Constitution_of_Belgium
Presidents
- See here to view the election results.
The following table lists Presidents of Belgium.
Government
The Belgium Parliament (Belgisch Parlement - parlement belge)
The following table lists the current members of the Belgian cabinet:
A formal structure of the Belgian cabinet was specifically not included in the constitution when it was created. Although there have been several amendments proposed to include one, none have been successful to date, with few making it to a vote. The reason for this is to allow the president to structure his/her cabinet as they wish to maximize the efficiency of the government. As of yet, no two consecutive presidents have used the same cabinet structure.
An example of the advantages of this flexibility is Thore Thoreson's cabinet in July-August 2010 where the new position of Chief of Staff was created so that Medrolke could be a member of the cabinet without having to manage a ministry, which he wasn't able to do as he was serving in the US military at the time.
Governments of Belgium by month |
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Political Parties
The political parties of Belgium are listed below. They are the current parties of the Belgian Freedom Period, and may be subject to immediate change.
Logo
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Party Name
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Initials
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Political Stance
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Party President
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Congress Seats
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Members
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Names of Congressmen/Congresswomen
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50px
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Res Belgica
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RB
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Center, Libertarian
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MaryamQ
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0 (00 %)
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39 ▲
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none due to occupation
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50px
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Liberation Front
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LF
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Far-left, Libertarian
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Joep Hoep
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0 (00 %)
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41 ▲
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none due to occupation
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50px
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The Belgian Dream
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TBD
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Center, Libertarian
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e Vladimir
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0 (00 %)
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20 ▼
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none due to occupation
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All TOgethers
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ATO
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Center-left, Libertarian
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tommot
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0 (00 %)
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26 ▼
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none due to occupation
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L.I.O.N
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LION
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Center-left, Libertarian
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Critically
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0 (00 %)
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13 ▼
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50px
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Union-Unie
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UU
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Center, Libertarian
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SX80
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0 (00 %)
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15 ▲
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none due to occupation
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50px
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The United Leftist Alternative
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ULA
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Far-left, Libertarian
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thrasos1996
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0 (00 %)
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8 ▲
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50px
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Belgian Communist Party
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BCP
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Far-left, Totalitarian
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djole1122
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0 (00 %)
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2 ▼
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50px
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Belgian Labour Party
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BLP
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Far-right, Totalitarian
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Jens Leupe
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0 (0 %)
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2 ▼
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50px
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P.U.P.P.Y.
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PUPPY
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Center, Libertarian
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Bri2048
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0 (0 %)
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1
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Congress
Military
Main article: Belgian Army
The Belgian Army has three military unit:
Alliances
Through it's history and mainly through the wars with France and United Kingdom, Belgium has signed Mutual Protection Pacts (MPPs) with countries, members of ONE, mainly to defend its regions. The Belgian Congress approved recently the Charter of CoT and Belgium became a full member of Circle of Trust alliance in 10/13/2012 [1].
Beginning of November 2013 Belgium left the alliance CoT just like most of it's members did and has since then taken a renewed neutral stance again.
Mutual Protection Pacts of Belgium
Belgium has mutual protection pacts with the following countries:
Embargo List
This country doesn't have any trading embargoes at the moment.
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