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== Geography ==
 
== Government and politicsPolitics ==
New Netherland is a '''unitary''' '''parliamentary''' '''republic''', composed of the executive, legeslative, and judicial branches.
Nieuw Nederlandt is a unitary semi presidential representative democratic republic with strong democratic traditions. Nieuw Nederlandt is described as a consociational state. Its politics and governance are characterised by a common striving for broad consensus on important issues, within both of the political community and society as a whole yet once chosen they are committed. The executive branch consists of the Raadpensionaris who is both the head of government and the head of state and elected by parliament on a 4 year term.
 
==== JudicialExecutive Branch ====▼
Major political institutions are the Raadpensionaris, the States General and the judicial system. There are three other High Colleges of state, which stand on equal foot with parliament but have a less political role, of which the Council of State is the most important. Other levels of government are the municipalities, the water boards and the provinces. Although not mentioned in the Constitution, political parties and the Raaden van bestuur and to some extent the military are important political institutions as well.
 
===== Executive BranchRaedspensionaris =====
The raedspensionaris is the head of state and government in New Netherland. The raedspensionaris also the chief of the New Netherland Armed Forces. The leader of the largest party in the Tweede Kamer (Lower House) is appointed as the raedspensionaris. He or she may be removed via a vote of no confidence in the Tweede Kamer. If the raedspensionaris is removed, the entire incumbent government must resign and a general elections is held. The raedspensionaris has its office in the Unity Palace, located in the government district of New Netherland. The raedspensionaris can only serve a maximum of 2 terms of 6 years.
 
===== Other Executive Wings of Government =====
==== Raadspensionaris ====
Aside from the raedspensionaris, New Netherland also has various governmental agencies that serve as extensions of executive power. Such of them are the Council of State, which serve an advisory role to the raedspensionaris, and the various ministries such as the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Records, the New Netherland Water Board, etc.
The Raadpensionaris is the head of state and head of Government of Nieuw Nederlandt as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nieuw Nederlandt Armed Forces. He is elected not through the popular vote but rather indirectly through the Tweede Kamer elections. This means that in practice he is the leader of the largest party.
 
==== Legeslative Branch (States-General) ====
Legislative Branch
The Staten-General of New Netherlands (Amerikaens: ''Staet-Generael der Nieuw-Nederlandt'') is a bicameral legislature consisting of :
 
* '''Eerst Kamer''' (First Chamber or the Upper House): The first chamber is composed of 40 seats, with each province represented by 5 members each. The provincial government is responsible for electing members to the upper house.
==== Staten-General ====
* '''Tweede Kamer''' (Second Chamber or the Lower House): The second chamber is composed of 150 seats elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. The leader of the largest party in the Tweede Kamer is appointed as the raadspensionaris.
The Staten-General of New Netherlands or officially Staten-Generaal der Nieuwe Nederlanden is the the bicameral legislature of Nieuw Nederlandt consisting of de Tweede Kamer (lower house) and de Eerste kamer or Senate (upper house). The two houses meet in the Kamers der staten in the goverment district of New Amsterdam, which is often called the fortress of the republic.
 
=== Judicial Branch ===
De Staten-Generaal der Nieuwe Nederlanden considers itself the true successor of the spirit of the original Staten-Generaal of the Dutch republic of the 17th century. In reality, its current form stems from the 1903 republican revolution that brought about the current powers of the Staten-Generaal. Before the revolution of 1903 or de Republican spring, the Staten-Generaal was a patroon-dominated body that had all its powers vested in the upper house. It was after small reforms and a quick but effective silent coup that the new goverment came to power. They then started to reform the system to give more power to the lower house and created the position of Raadpensionaris.
 
The judicial system consists of the Magistrates' Courts, which hear lesser criminal or civil cases; the Provincial Courts, which based on the eight provinces of New Netherland; and the Supreme Court, the highest court in New Netherland.
De Tweede kamer is directly elected by popular vote through a party system, the leader of the largest party at the end of the elections, or the person within the largest party that has gained most votes often becomes the Raadpensionaris. This however has created a situation where it’s possible for the opposition parties to form a majority coalition against the largest party by direct vote. De eerste kamer or senaat is elected through the provincial councils or provincial estates. These councils in turn are formed through elections within each province. This body has the duty to see if the laws made in the lower house are legal or are applicable and is said to be a body with an unofficial rule that party politics can never dominate what is best for the counry.
==== Provincial Governments ====▼
RegionalProvincial government in NieuwNew NederlandtNetherland is formed by the 8 provinces. Provinces are responsible for spatial planning, local taxes, health policy, certain cultural policy and recreation within limits set out in the national constitution; they additionally oversee the policy and finances of municipalities, and local utilities and water boards. Provincial governments consist of a 15 member provincial council elected every 63 years by popular vote with a provincial constituency. and the aA '''Provincial StadhouderStadtholder''' is appointed by the HuisTweede vanKamer de(Lower BurgherHouse) and approved by the Provincial council every 4 years. The Provincial StadhouderStadtholder is the leader of the Provincial government and has the responsibilities of streamlining local governance and acting as a bridge between the national and provincial governments. ▼
 
==== TweedeAdministrative KamerDivisions ====
There are a total of seven administrative divisions of mainland Nieuw Nederlandt.
 
'''Mainland Provinces'''
==== Eerste Kamer ====
 
▲=== Judicial Branch ===
 
 
=== Administrative Divisions ===
There are seven administrative divisions of mainland Nieuw Nederlandt, including the New Amsterdam federal district, as well as one overseas territory. These divisions are:
 
* Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire overseas territory (ACB islands)▼
* Hakaene
* IeireIeries
 
* Irokesenlandt
 
* Noord-Oudelandt
* Nieuw Amsterdam (Federal District)▼
* Nieuw Anglia
* Noord-Oudelandt
* Suydt-Oudelandt
* Swaenendael
* Swaanendael
 
▲* Nieuw Amsterdam ('''Federal District)'''
 
* New Amsterdam
 
'''Overseas Territory'''
 
▲* Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire overseas territory (ACB islands)
▲==== Provincial Governments ====
▲Regional government in Nieuw Nederlandt is formed by the 8 provinces. Provinces are responsible for spatial planning, local taxes, health policy, certain cultural policy and recreation within limits set out in the national constitution; they additionally oversee the policy and finances of municipalities, local utilities and water boards. Provincial governments consist of a 15 member provincial council elected every 6 years by popular vote with a provincial constituency and the a Provincial Stadhouder appointed by the Huis van de Burgher and approved by the Provincial council every 4 years. The Provincial Stadhouder is the leader of the Provincial government and has the responsibilities of streamlining local governance and acting as a bridge between the national and provincial governments.
 
=== Diplomacy and Foreign relationsRelations ===
Nieuw Nederlandt maintains foreign relations with most countries in the world barring some exceptions. It’s a founding member of the Internationale Nederlandse gemeenschap (Dutch-sphere organization) which consists of nearly 15 countries, its a founding member of ANAN, The organization for cooperation in the Caribbean, the organization of east American develop and it holds a leading role within the Dutch-speaking world competing often with the Netherlands itself for cultural dominance.
 
=== Military ===
The New Netherlands armed forces (Nieuw Nederlandse krÿgsmaegte ) are the military and paramilitary forces of NNL, under the Raad der defensie as supreme commander. They consist of the NNL Army (Landmag), NNL Navy (De Staatse Vloot, the NNL Air and Space Force (Lugmag), the national commando service (Kommando Dienst) which is the reserve, and the Military Police called the National Guard ( Nationale Garde), which also fulfils civil police duties in the rural areas of NNL. Together they are among the largest armed forces in the world and one of if not the strongest of America’s. In total including all branches and reserves, the krÿgsmaegte has a total of 1.3 million under its umbrella, 390.000 of them are on active duty (excluding the National Guard). The Krijgmagte is one of the largest civilian employers within NNL either directly or indirectly as it oversees a fast military-industrial complex employing some 700.000 people in one way or another.
 
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