Netherlands
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| General Rank | 26 |
| Demographics | |
| Language | English, French, Dutch |
| Population | 1701 |
| Capital | Western Netherlands |
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| Current President | ArtemIvanov |
| Political Party | ArtemIvanov for President |
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| Currency | NLG |
| GDP (last 7 days) |  354.41 GOLD
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| Inflation | 16.56 % |
| Average Strength | 4.07 |
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During the congress election on 25th March, 2009, Spanish citizens who called themselves "Las tropas imperiales" won a majority of the congressional seats, effecting in a political takeover. In response to this, president CreveRoeland decided to cede all Belgian territories to the Netherlands on the 5th April 2009, forming a union and preventing a Spanish president from being elected. The unification, that had gained major support, was a success. Without many troubles, both countries were unified under one flag. However, there were also Belgians that fled the country and moved to the UK. Currently, the separatist parties have no or little influence on state affairs, because they are not in the top 5 list of political parties and are really small. From French-speaking side, which wasn't much (even in the Belgian period) there was support for the unification. After a little baby boom, started by France, many French speaking citizens from Belgium joined. Belgian Party that supports the union became the biggest party. Most citizens support the union.
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Society
The regions
The United Netherlands has seven regions: Western Netherlands, Eastern Netherlands, Northern Netherlands, Southern Netherlands, Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. Wallonia is currently the most populated, because of a recent babyboom, and Eastern Netherlands has the least amount of inhabitants.
Languages
In real life Belgium, the Walloons speak French and the Flemish speak Dutch. The main language of the Dutch users is Dutch. Most citizens however speak English quite well and the main language in the country is therefore English. Articles in newspapers and international messages are now often written in English and sometimes accompanied by a Dutch and/or French translation. English is the official language used by the government and in congress.
At this time (October 15 2009) the amount of citizens who are able to speak Dutch is about 60% and the amount of people who are able to speak French is about 40%. The amount of citizens able to speak English is estimated at 90%.
Geography
The following are regions of the United Netherlands.
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Western Netherlands 
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| Southern Netherlands | Grain (medium) |
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| Flanders | Grain (medium) |
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| Wallonia | Grain (medium) |
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Economy
Economy of the United Netherlands
The currency of the United Netherlands is the Dutch Guilder or Nederlandse Gulden (NLG) and the minimum wage is set at 5 NLG while the average is around 13.81 NLG (21 sept 2009). Because there were alot of BEF (Belgian Franc) going around after the merger, the Dutch government exchanged them at a rate of 1.6 NLG/BEF.
The country always had problems with a severe shortage of employees. Although the merger with the Belgians slightly changed this, at that time around 100 extra employees were needed to fill the active companies. But this is now changed completely. There are training companies from the government in all skills and all companies can get enough employees.
Taxes
| Product | Income Tax | Import Tax | VAT |
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| 12% | 99% | 1% |
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Politics
Presidents
- See here to view the election results.
The following table lists the presidents of the United Netherlands.
Presidental History
Dionysus became president of the Netherlands in April on the day Belgium and the Netherlands merged. This made him the first president of the United Netherlands. In May he got re-elected in the first actual elections of the united country in which both the former Dutch and Belgians participated in the elections. In June Jazar got elected as president as candidate for the Iron and Wine party, just like predecessor dionysus. ThomasRed as candidate for the Belgian Party became the first (former) Belgian president of the United Netherlands in July. In August and September ThomasRed also became president. ArtemIvanov, as independent supported by Belgian Party and Libertarian Socialist Democrats, was elected in October 2009.
| Month | President |
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| April | dionysus |
| May | dionysus |
| June | Jazar |
| July | ThomasRed |
| August | ThomasRed |
| September | ThomasRed |
| October | ArtemIvanov |
Government formation
Unlike many other nations in eRepublik, the government in the United Netherlands is formed based on congress results, rather than by the president.
After the congress elections, the leader of the biggest party in congress is appointed 'formateur' (leader of the formation) and he will discuss with other parties to form a coalition. A coalition must have 50%> of members in the congress and consists of two or more parties.
Latest congressional elections result
Current government
| Office(s) | Name |
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| President | ArtemIvanov |
| Prime Minister | Olv007 |
| Minister of Home Affairs | Eniotna |
| Minister of Media & Health | Perry Rhodan |
| Minister of Recruitment & Coaching | Baab |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Smook McSmok |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | Boklevski |
| Minister of Natural Resources | Theneka |
| Minister of State Companies & Gold Market | Cocoamok |
| Minister of Defense | MaartenW |
Coalitions in the United Netherlands
| Month | Coalition | Remarks |
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| April | I&W, LN (LSD) | |
| May | I&W, GVD, DTS | |
| June | BP, LSD, I&W | BP left the government because of dissatisfaction with their coalition partners |
| July | BP, LSD, GLD | |
| August | BP, LSD, I&W | |
| September | BP, LSD, I&W | |
| October | BP, LSD |
Parliament
The legislative chamber of the country is called the Congress.
Political Parties
Top 5 political parties of the country are listed below.
All (other) political parties are listed here.
| Logo | Party Name | Initials | Members | Congressmen |
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| Belgian Party | BP | 308 | 14 | |
| Libertarian Social Democrats | LSD | 143 | 8 | |
| Iron & Wine | I&W | 88 | 11 |
| Green Liberal Democrats | GLD | 73 | 3 |
| Gelijkheid Vrijheid Democratie | GVD | 27 | 1 |
Military
Alliances
The Netherlands is a former member of the Mediterranean Alliance and currently, The United Netherlands is a member of PEACE Global Community. With the unification with Belgium, the Southern Netherlands is granted the right to stay neutral in conflicts between PEACE and Atlantis.
The Netherlands has mutual protection pacts with the following nation(s):
| Country | Date Ending |
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 Hungary (PEACE)
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 Turkey (PEACE)
| nov 10, 2009 |
Wars and conflicts
The United Netherlands only had a few wars on their own soil. The United Netherlands usually participate in wars as allies. The wars in the United Netherlands were the following:
The Unification Wars - Netherlands vs Belgium
There were three battles on April 5 2009 to unite both countries into the United Netherlands:
Netherlands vs Belgium war
Battle for Flanders
Battle for Wallonia
Battle for Brussels
Operation Belgian Waffle
On June 23 2009 American soldiers started two resistance wars in the United Netherlands to liberate Belgium from the supposed oppressors. Belgians and Dutch fought side by side against this force from outside with the help of their PEACE allies.
Two battles were started by Americans:
Battle for Wallonia
Battle for Brussels
Operation Waffle
This operation was started by a Romanian group called 'The Group' on October 23 2009 and was later on joined by American Seal Team Six and other EDEN forces. Their intention was to liberate Belgium, or at least Flanders. Their true purposes with Flanders are still unknown. Flanders was liberated and congress was largely taken by Romanians.
The battle can be found here:
Battle for Flanders
Other battles
On June 24 2009 a Resistance War was started by player [sikkie], a person who has been inactive for a while. The region was secured by the defenders again.
Battle for Brussels
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