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|currency= }}'''Tussenland''' (Amerikaens: ''Tussenlandt''), officially the '''Federation of Tussenland''' is a nation in central and northern North America. Tussenland is unique in that the country borders every nation of continental North America besides New England. Along with Mexico, Tussenland stretches across the continent bordering both the Atlantic (through the Hudson Bay) and Pacific Oceans.
 
'''Tussenland''' ([[Amerikaens]]: ''Tussenlandt,'' French: ''Toussélande''), officially the '''Federation of Tussenland''', is a nation in North America. Tussenland is unique in that the country borders every nation of continental North America except [[New England]]. Along with [[Mexico]], Tussenland stretches across the American continent bordering both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
With over 100 million people, Tussenland is the second largest nation by population in North America and the largest by land area. The nations capital is the historic city of Daesemus and it's largest city is Peoria. The Federation of Tussenland consists of 10 federation provinces with a high degree of autonomy and power sharing with the federal government. Tussenland is a multiethnic nation encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. The country's three primary languages are Amerikaens, French and Irokees but other indigenous, settler and immigrant languages are spoken across the nation (especially in the vibrant urban centers in Mereenlandt and Westerzee).
 
Tussenland is the second largest nation by population in North America and the largest by land area. The nation's capital is the city of [[Daesemus]], while the largest city is the lakeside metropolis of [[Peoria]]. Tussenland consists of ten federal provinces, each being autonomous to a certain extent.
 
== Etymology ==
Tussenland is the English form of the country's name in the Amerikaans language[[Amerikaens]]: ''Tussenlandt'', which in turn is derived from ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tussen#Dutch tussenin]'' (in between) +and ''landt'' (country). This refers to how Tussenland's geographicalinitial geographic position in the 18th century: inwas exclusively between the Appalachian and Rocky mountain ranges. Although its territory has expanded oversince, the 19th and 20th centuries, itscountry's original name ishas stillbeen preserved.
 
== History ==
{{Main|History of Tussenland}}The first Europeans - the French, Dutch, and English - made contact with the various tribal states such as the Sioux, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahokia_polity Kahoeki] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawnee Sjouwanacki] in the early 17th century. Multiple Dutch trading posts in the area were consolidated in the 1655 Charter, with several New French and Spanish explorers venturing into the area by the end of the century. The Dutch West India Company allied with the [[Hoodenoshieöné]] in the Treaty of 1658 in opposition to the English and their indigenous allies. This lead to the [[Quiripi Wars]] and eventually to the Second Anglo-Dutch War in the 1660s.
 
French explorers like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Marquette Jacques Marquette] founded several settlements in modern [[Meerenland]]. The most notable of these include Sault Ste. Marie (1668) and Fort St. Antoine (1686). Dutch settlers from [[New Netherland]] and overseas established cities like Daesemus and Fort Maurice at the same time.
=== Early Colonial History ===
 
==== Early Years (1624-1655) ====
The Dutch colonial venture in North America started when Henry Hudson, an English-born explorer working for the Dutch, sailed west seeking a northwest passage to Asia. However, he did not find this passage. Instead, he stumbled upon lush land filled with beaver and natives who were interested in trading. As soon as the Dutch States-General heard of this, they sent more sailors and explorers to establish a presence on this uncharted land. Thus, the colony of New Netherland was established, with New Amsterdam as its capital.
 
Throughout the first half of the 17th century, the Dutch West India Company (GWC) ran the colony. To attract settlers, the GWC established the patroon system: anyone who could bring in at least 50 settlers to the colony would be awarded land grants. This system proved to be successful and bolstered the young colony's population.
 
By the 1640s, multiple settlements already hugged the eastern coast, and several ''factorÿen'' (trading forts) dotted the upstream course of the Noordt River. However, as the population grew, so were the settlers' disgruntlement over the GWC's corruption and the colony's mismanagement. The settlers denounced the GWC and pleaded to the Dutch Republic's States-General to establish a more representative colonial government. The States-General heard their demands and enacted the Municipal Charter of New Netherland (1656), which established a popular government and expelled the GWC out of New Netherland.
 
==== A New Colony: Tussenland (1655) ====
New Netherland's municipal charter forbade the GWC from operating in their territory. Despite this, the company was never disbanded. The company knew the fur trade was too invaluable. They would never let the French up north dominate the fur business. Instead, the company moved further west, away from New Netherland and into the American interior.
 
The GWC convinced the Dutch States-General to give the company a new trade charter. The new charter allowed them to establish new ''factorÿen'' and engage in commerce with the Iroquois. The charter effectively split the Dutch Republic's territorial holdings in North America into two. On the coast was New Netherland (a settler-oriented colony), and on the interior was the GWC-controlled territory.
 
The GWC allied with the Iroquois nation (Hoodenoshieöné) and fought against the French trying to expand into the interior. With the French out of the way, the GWC expanded southwestward, following the Ohio and Mississippi rivers' downstream course and into the Gulf of New Spain.
 
Throughout the 17th century, the GWC maintained a stable partnership with the Iroquois and the colonial government of New Netherland. With the bolstered population of New Netherland and an alliance with the Iroquois, the GWC was able to defend their western territorial holdings against the English during the 2nd Anglo-Dutch War.
 
==== Treaty of Perpetual Alliance (1658), and the Quiripi Wars (1659) ====
{{Main|Quiripi Wars}}
 
In 1658, the Dutch Republic signed the Treaty of Perpetual Alliance with the Iroquois confederacy. This treaty stipulated the Dutch recognition of Iroquois sovereignty, a stronger trade partnership, and a <nowiki>''perpetual''</nowiki> mutual defense treaty. This treaty also allowed the GWC to build forts inside of Iroquois territory. The first fort built on native land was Fort Hedel. Additionally, the treaty forbade Dutch settlers from founding new settlements inside native land.
 
In 1659, the Iroquois entangled themselves in the [[Quiripi Wars]], where they fought against the Quiripi tribe (plus several other English-allied tribes) near the English frontier. In 1661, after the Quiripi attacked a band of Iroquois, the Iroquois attempted to invoke the Treaty of Perpetual Alliance to get the GWC to join the war on their side. However, the company refused to participate, not wanting to get involved in a petty conflict against England and the other natives. The GWC justified this decision by saying that the Iroquois were the aggressors, thus rendering the Treaty of Alliance inapplicable. However, the GWC reversed this decision after the Second Anglo-Dutch War erupted in 1664; the war forced the GWC to join the Iroquois in attacking the English-allied tribes. Together with New Netherland and the Iroquois, the GWC successfully repelled the English invaders.
 
==== The name "Tussenland" ====
The region covered by the GWC's trade charter did not have an official name or title during its creation in 1656. However, some records show GWC personnel calling the region Tussenland as early as the 1690s (Dutch: ''Tussenlandt''; lit.: ''country in between''). Historians generally agree that this was due to the traders' belief that the region was between two mountain ranges: the Appalachian range on the east and a supposedly uncharted mountain range on the west. There is no clear evidence of what western mountains they were referring to, but historians generally agree that it might have been the Rocky Mountain Range.
 
''Tussenlandt'' first appeared on a GWC document in 1702, referring to the region as ''Nederlandse Besittingen ter Tussenlandt'' (lit.: Dutch possessions on the Tussenland).[[File:New France in 1745.png|alt=|thumb|A map of New France at her peak in 1749. The contested territory of Mississippi and Pays d'en Haut were officially ceded to the Dutch in 1755.]]
 
==== Prince Maurice's War (1750-1755), and Acquisition of Meerenland ====
{{Main|Great Silesian War}}
In 1750, the Great Silesian War had erupted in Europe due to Prussian ambitions in the Silesian region. This conflict dragged France, a Prussian ally, to war against Britain and her allies (which included the Dutch Republic). This spawned a colonial war on the North American continent, called Prince Maurice's War (named after the Dutch Republic's stadtholder at the time). The war was one of the most significant colonial conflicts in North America, pitting the North American colonies of Britain, Spain, and the Dutch Republic against France and her native allies.
 
In the early years of the war, New France saw significant gains on the Western Tussenland front, occupying key areas. However, Dutch forces soon overpowered the invading French troops and marched northeast towards the Great Lakes region in 1751, capturing several important forts. Meanwhile, the rest of the French army had marched south from Montreal to invade the Iroquoian homeland. The French were ultimately unable to take the Iroquoian land, and in late 1752, combined Dutch and British forces occupied Montreal. They then occupied Quebec and other forts along the St. Lawrence River in 1753.
 
The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Vienna on 16 February 1755. As part of the treaty, the French renounced all their claims west of the Mississippi River (which overlapped Tussenland's claims) and transferred the Great Lakes region's possession (Pays d'en Haut) to the Dutch.
 
=== The First Provinces of Tussenland ===
 
==== Meerenlandt: A Francophone Colony ====
The newly acquired Pays d'en Haut territory was promptly renamed ''Meeranlandt'' (Dutch for "lake country") and became a separate Dutch colony in 1756. The first Director-General of Meerenlandt, Pieter Evertsz de Vries, ruled over a predominantly French-speaking and Catholic population. De Vries won over the loyalty of the people through a policy of appeasement and placation. He allowed the French to practice Catholicism freely and even participate in the fur trade, a privilege that the GWC did not give to settlers in the GWC-controlled territories.
 
==== Mississippi: A settler colony ====
In 1761, to strengthen the legitimacy of Dutch claims on the Mississipi region, the Dutch West India company adopted a policy of inviting settlers from New Netherland, which experienced overpopulation since the 1760s. This policy differed from the earlier colonization schemes they had set in New Netherland decades before. This new policy would have fewer entry barriers and allowed the upper-middle-class to own land plots in the region. This policy had boosted the Dutch population west of the Mississippi River, and many Dutch settlements sprouted up throughout the rest of the 19th century.
 
=== An Era of Revolutions ===
 
==== Fall of the Dutch Republic ====
In 1795, the French Republic subjugated the Dutch Republic in Europe during the French Revolutionary Wars. The neighboring Dutch colony New Netherland had declared independence. Despite this, the GWC in Tussenland remained loyal to the Dutch Republic government-in-exile in Britain and tried to prevent revolutionary ideas from spreading from New Netherland.
 
During the republic's absence, the Dutch West India company faced an invasion by Britain but was able to repel it. The victories against the British and the mother country's absence helped the GWC consolidate and exercise greater power over the Tussenland colony.
 
===== The Iroquois Split (1805) =====
[[File:1848Irokesenlandt.png|alt=|thumb|A map of the Irokesenlandt Land Grant (1816) and the controversial Virginia Purchase (1848).|425x425px]]Despite the treaty back in 1658 forbidding the Dutch from creating new settlements inside Iroquois territory, the Dutch settlers from New Netherland were still able to do so on the interior due to the Iroquois leasing their lands to colonists.
 
By 1780, more than half of the Iroquois territory had Dutch settlements. After their independence in 1796, New Netherland claimed all territory with Dutch settlements to be part of New Netherland territory. This claim included parts of the Iroquoian homeland. The Iroquois initially remained neutral, hoping that the Dutch Republic would eventually regain control of New Netherland. However, this did not happen.
 
The Iroquois had to act. The Iroquois Grand Council was convened multiple times throughout the late 1790s and early 1800s over the matter. The Mohawk, Seneca, and Cayuga nations saw it necessary to move south, away from New Netherland's influence and land claims, as the only way to protect their sovereignty. Furthermore, they feared that if they become part of New Netherland, the New Netherland government would stop paying land dues, especially now that New Netherland was no longer subject to Dutch laws protecting the Iroquois. However, the other Iroquois nations (Onondaga and Oneida) wanted to stay in their traditional homeland. With the nations having different opinions on the matter (especially between the Cayuga and the Oneida, who had to reach the same consensus before the process progressed to the next stage), the Grand Council process was stuck on a deadlock had to be dismissed and reconvened multiple times. Tensions between the Iroquois nations even became tenser as the Onondaga showed interest in the invitation to join New Netherland, offered by the New Netherland government led by Marÿn van Beeke. Eventually, it became clear that the grand council could not make a decision. In 1805, Cayuga, Mohawk, and Seneca migrated south and escaped to the Dutch Tussenland without the other Iroquois nations' approval. This effectively marked the end of the Iroquois confederacy.
 
=== The Third Province: Irokesenlandt (1816) ===
After the Kingdom of the Netherlands was created in 1814, the fledgling kingdom still recognized the Treaty of Perpetual Alliance. Together with the GWC, the Netherlands offered the Cayuga, Mohawk, and Seneca land within the Tussenland colony, which they could rule as their own. In 1816, the Irokesenlandt Land Grant Treaty was signed in Fort Hedel by the Dutch West India Company, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the three nations' sachems. The treaty officially recognized the Iroquois nations ruling autonomously within the Tussenland colony.
 
This land grant put the Kingdom of the Netherlands in a strong position against the Iroquois. The Iroquois' status as a sovereign nation became moot. The kingdom and the Dutch West India company manipulating Iroquois policy would be a common trend throughout the 19th century (including the controversial strong-arming and pressuring of the Dutch to sell the eastern part Irokesenlandt to Virginia in 1848).
 
==== The Threefold Dilemmas of Irokesenlandt's Creation ====
The creation of Tussenland's first "nation within a nation," Irokesenlandt, did not come without problems. New Netherland historian Lucille Hopkins had identified three critical issues of the creation of Irokesenlandt and their effects on the history of Tussenland in her book ''A History of Modern Tussenland (1974).'' Although problematic, these problems and their effects are important factors that shaped future Tussenland policy. These three problems are:
 
# '''The Amerikaner Settler Dilemma:''' During the creation of the Irokesenlandt, there were already a few Dutch settlers setting up settlements in the area. They were disgruntled with this new land treaty and viewed it as an "eviction notice." They were displeased with the Kingdom of the Netherland's favoritism towards the natives instead of the Dutch settlers. Despite protests, the kingdom enforced this treaty by coercing Dutch colonists to move westward into the predominantly Dutch/Amerikaner provinces of Mississippi. Some of the settlers even went as far as the west coast, in what would become known as the Voortrekker Trails, which would soon form the foundations of the modern nation of the [[Amerikaanse Free State]]. This westward expansion would quickly bring the Kingdom of the Netherlands into a conflict with the Spanish Empire and culminate in the [[2nd Dutch-Spanish War]] in 1850.
# '''The Native Dilemma:''' The borders of Irokesenlandt ignored the pre-existing native population within. Initially, the Iroquois had adopted a policy of coexistence with these other natives. However, the other natives (most especially the Cherokee, Choctaw, Shawnee, and Chickasaw) were unreceptive to their new landowners, increasing tensions between the native groups. These tensions soon evolved into raids, attacks, and battles between the Iroquois and the other natives, collectively known as the Irokesenlandt Wars. The Iroquois won these wars. The natives, defeated, were forced by the Iroquois to migrate westward, just outside the southwestern borders of Irokesenlandt (in the regions of what would become the modern-day nation of [[Opdamsland]]). In the coming decades, the Opdamsland region would be used by Tussenland as a destination for a series of native removals throughout the late 19th century.
# '''The Virginian Settler Dilemma:''' Despite being claimed by Tussenland (and part of the new Irokesenlandt), the western regions of Irokesenland were also claimed by Virginia (which was a British colony at the time). Virginian yeomen had already migrated to the area since the late 18th century and established settlements there. The creation of Irokesenlandt would only agitate Virginia and would lead Great Britain to send more settlers in the region to reinforce their claims. The Kingdom of the Netherlands warned the Iroquois not to attack these Virginian settlers, as they did not want to get into a conflict with Great Britain.
 
=== 19th century ===
 
==== Creation of the Royal Tussenland Company (1817) ====
[[File:Flag of the Royal Tussenland Company.png|alt=|thumb|170x170px|Flag of the Royal Tussenland Company (1817).]]
In the aftermath of these revolutionary wars, the new state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was created in 1814. The Dutch West India Company swore loyalty to this new kingdom. However, the fledgling kingdom was wary of the strong influence that the Dutch West India Company held in the new world. Thus, the new state decided to dissolve the Dutch West India company and found new smaller and independent companies in its place. The goal was to spur innovation and competition between these companies and to prevent one company from becoming stronger than the other companies or than the kingdom itself.
 
One of these new companies was the Royal Tussenland Company (Dutch: ''Koninklijke Tussenlandt Compagnie''). As the fur trade started to decline, the new company would shift its focus to plantations in the southern regions of Tussenland and would employ slaves imported from the Dutch Gold Coast Company. By the 1850s, southern Tussenland would become the region with the most slaves in North America.[[File:1848 Virginia Purchase.jpg|alt=|thumb|260x260px|Map of the Virginia Purchase (1848).]]
==== Virginia Purchase (1848) ====
The Kingdom of the Netherlands had feared that the contested region in west Irokesenlandt would lead into a colonial war between Tussenland and Virginia. Additionally, they also feared that a military conflict against the Spanish Empire was imminent, due to Tussenland settlers' continous westward expansion, and the fact that the kingdom was recently accused by the Spanish Empire of financially
supporting separatist rebels in their colony of [[Colombia|New Granada]] in the 1830s. The Kingdom of the Netherlands was faced with a dilemma. However, in 1847, a delegation from Britain sent a formal offer to purchase the contested territory from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Kingdom of the Netherlands was reluctant to renounce their claims, as were the Iroquois. However, as the threat of war with Spain became more imminent, the Kingdom of the Netherlands agreed to the purchase and pressured the Iroquois to give up the contested part to Virginia. However, despite the Dutch West India's efforts to placate Great Britain, in mid-1849 the Kingdom of the Netherlands still get involved in a war against Britain and France over China.
 
==== 2nd Dutch-Spanish War (1850-1855) ====
With the Dutch now fighting the British and French in Asia, the fear of an imminent war against Spain grew larger. Border tensions in the west came to a head in 1850, when Spain finally declared war against the weakened Netherlands. This war would be known as the 2nd Dutch-Spanish War. The war ended in a humiliating Dutch defeat. In the resulting treaty, the Dutch had ceded a large portion of the Mississippi basin region to New Spain, and they were forced to release Southern Tussenland as an independent nation, effectively locking the Dutch out of the Gulf of Florida. This had soured relations between the Dutch and the Spanish, until in 1881, Mexico had declared their independence as the ''Empire of Mexico.''
 
After [[History of Tussenland#Prince Maurice's War (1750-1755), and Acquisition of Meerenland|Prince Maurice's War]], the Anglo-Dutch coalition sought concessions from [[New France]]. The Dutch acquired the Upper Country (French: ''Pays d'en Haut'') and renamed it [[Meerenland]] in 1755. In the 1760s, the modern province of [[Mississippi]] was opened for settlement under the West India Company in order to consolidate the area against French, British, and indigenous aggression.
==== South Tussenland declaration of Independence (1850) ====
{{Main|South Tussenland|l1 = South Tussenland (Country)}}
Having plantations operated by the Royal Tussenland Company, the southern region of Tussenland had a significant population of slaves. A unique Dutch creole culture had evolved in the southern region of Tussenland. In the midst of the 2nd Dutch-Spanish War, Tussenland saw a slave insurrection beginning to form in the south, spearheaded by a "prophet" who had claimed to be sent by God to liberate the slave-population of southern Tussenland. A religious movement soon formed in southern Tussenland, named the Church of the Second Ascension. To undermine the Dutch, Spain had supported this slave insurrection. The southern region declared independence officially as the United Gemeenten (religious communities) of South Tussenland (Dutch: ''Verenigde Gemeenten van Zuyd Tussenlandt''), led by the ex-slave prophet [[Abayomi van Tussenlandt]]. Spain was the first nation to recognize this new nation. The now independent South Tussenland fought alongside the Spanish against the Dutch.
 
During the Augustine period, the Netherlands was subjugated by France, leading to the independence of New Netherland. However, this revolutionary spirit did not spread westwards. Eventually, the [[Royal Tussenland Company]] was established in 1815 to administer the Colony of Tussenland.
===== Flight of the Suyderlings (1855) =====
Southerners flee to Irokesenlandt.
 
In the early 19th century, the Onatouwacka and Cajuckonoo nations of the Hoodenoshieöné moved southwards to present-day [[Irokesenland]] in order to resist increasing European settlement. The Irokees Grand Council signed a treaty with the Royal Tussenland Company in 1816, establishing the [[History of Tussenland#The Protectorate of Irokesenlandt (1816)|Protectorate of Irokesenland]].[[File:Tussenland Old Administrative Map.png|thumb|264x264px|Administrative map of Tussenland in the 19th century.|left]]
==== Suyderling Land Agreement (1856) ====
Dutch bought land from the Iroquois and gave them to the Suyderlings to appease them. However, they still demanded addirional monetary compensation because.
 
From 1810-1840, the western coast of Tussenland became a major trading hub with Asia. Numerous traders and settlers from [[Corea]], [[Japan]], and [[Soenda]] arrived in the present-day [[Westerzee]] province. On the other side of the continent, Virginia purchased a substantial amount of Appalachian lands from Tussenland in the 1848 Purchase.
==== Meerenland Rebellion (1857) ====
Frenchies doing their thing and rebel (as an offshoot of the Spring of Nations). The royal tussenland company was still weak and had a hard time supressing the rebellion. The Frenchies establish their own parliament and own governor/prime minister.
 
In the 1850s, the [[2nd Dutch-Spanish War|Second Dutch-Spanish War]] wrecked havoc across the continent. The Dutch was forced to cede territory to New Spain. Inspired by the [[Zoekerism|Zoekerist]] message of [[Abajomie]], the slaves of [[South Tussenland]] established an independent state and became sovereign in 1855. At the same time, the [[Tussenland Upheavals]] began, eventually leading to Tussenland's independence with the Edict of 1861.
===== Battle of [Place Name] (1859) =====
Suyderlings decide to take advantage of the situation and tried to launch invasion of a fort in Irokesenlandt. The local Iroquois army was able to defeat the 600 men strong rebellion. Maybe they could evolve into part of a regiment in the modern day Tussenland army.
 
Gold rushes occurred in the [[History of Tussenland#The Black Hills Republic (1881-1903)|Black Hills region]] of colonial Mexico, leading to an influx of Dutch settlers. This resulted in the outbreak of the [[Dutch-Mexican War|Dutch-Mexican War of 1903]]. Tussenland recovered several lost territories and consolidated its position as an American power. The Amerikaens Free State was created shortly after, becoming a cultural and geographical buffer between [[Mexico]] and Tussenland. Immigration to Tussenland also began soaring, with [[Westerzee]] soon becoming a majority-Asian province by the middle of the century.
 
Throughout the early 20th century, several armed conflicts with the [[Netherlands]] threw the nation into chaos and forced Tussenland to assert its own identity. The creation of the Land Agency eventually led to the establishment of [[Crÿnssensland]] and [[Ruytersland]] and the expulsion of many indigenous Americans to [[Opdamsland]]. Soon, an oil boom swept parts of the country, creating the National Energy Corporation in 1912. In 1927, President [[Maurits Teysmin]] proposed a pre-emptive strike against [[Alyeska]] to neuter [[Russia|Russian influence]]. This was vastly unpopular, leading to the election of President [[Cornelis Laurensz]] in 1929 & Tussenland's involvement in the [[Great War]]. However, the prospect of war with Mexico and New Netherland forced Tussenland to completely withdraw in 1937. Laurensz's blunder was considered a national embarassment, with the National Assembly forcibily removing him from office not long after.
== Government and Politics ==
Tussenland is a bicameral federal republic consisting of ten semi-autonomous provinces and a federal district. The country operates under a president-parliamentary system and a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_of_powers fusion of powers]. The powers of the government are defined and regulated by an uncodified constitution, the [[National Canon]].
 
{{Infobox government|government_name=Federal Government of Tussenland|nativename=De Staetsoverhed van Tussenlandt|date=1861|document_type=Uncodified constitution|document=National Canon|country=[[Tussenland]]|legislature=National Congress|leader_type=Leader|leader_title=President|main_body=National Cabinet|court_name=Supreme Court|headquarters=[[Daesemus]]|seat=[[Daesemus]]|members_in_assembly=280|government_form=Federal republic|image=Tussenland Coat of Arms.png|image_size=200px}}
==== Tussenland Act of 1861 ====
Negotiations with the French rebels were successful. The Royal tussenland company was dissolved and Irokesenlandt, Mississippi, and Meeeranland was given responsible gov
 
==== The Federal Government ====
The '''Federal Government of Tussenland''' ([[Amerikaens]]: ''De Staetsoverhed v'n Tussenlandt'') is the central government of Tussenland based in the federal district of Daesemus, sharing power with subnational provincial administrations.
 
===== <big>Executive and legislature</big> =====
gover
Tussenland's government possesses a certain fusion of powers (a concept known as ''Fusiemag''), with the leader of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister, being accountable to both the President and the National Congress.
 
The President is popularly elected via majoritarian vote, exercising their authority using powers granted by the National Canon. Each presidential term is six years, with a two-term limit. The President is also responsible for appointing the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. The Cabinet, traditionally, focuses on economic and domestic policy, with diplomacy and foreign affairs being mainly handled by the chief executive. Both must have the confidence of the legislature to remain in power.
 
The National Congress is the bicameral legislature of the nation, divided into the National Assembly and the Council of Provinces. The National Assembly consists of elected representatives, twenty from province and the federal district for a total of 220 members. They are elected by majoritarian vote through an open-list proportional election from provincial constituencies.
 
A weaker institution, the Council of Provinces is the 60-member upper house. 1/3 of members are appointed by provincial legislatures every six years with with a limit of two terms. The remaining 2/3 are elected for six-year staggered terms with seats given proportionally to provincial populations based on the most recent census data. The Council has the authority to veto legislation with a simple majority, admit new member provinces and territories to the Federation, and can advise the executive on the appointment or dismissal of ministers.
 
===== <big>Judiciary</big> =====
The judiciary of Tussenland is divided into three categories and one special court. The Special Federal Tribunal is used almost exclusively for matters considered of 'grave national importance'.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2" |Court name
!Jurisdiction
|-
!Supreme Court
|''Höchraed v'n Tussenland''
| rowspan="2" |Tussenland
|-
!Special Federal Tribunal
|''Speciael Federael Tribunael''
|-
!Provincial Courts
|''Provinciale Rechtbancs''
|Respective provinces
|-
!Magistrate Courts
|''Hîmraeds''
|Respective districts
|}
 
=== Provincial Governments of Tussenland ===
Each of the eleven provinces in Tussenland has its own semi-autonomous government, which includes an executive branch led by a Governor, a legislative assembly, and a provincial court system. The provinces have the power to create and enforce laws relating to areas that are not explicitly assigned to the federal government by Tussenland's National Canon. This includes areas like education, health care, and local infrastructure. Provinces also have the power to levy taxes, manage natural resources within their boundaries, and establish municipal governments. However, any laws or regulations created by the provincial governments must not contradict the Natinal Canon or laws of the federal government.
 
The provincial governments are further divided into three more layers of local governance to effectively manage their territories. These sub-divisions are known as Districts (Districktens), Municipalities (Gemîntes), and Communes (''Dorps'').
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+First-level administrative divisions
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Name
! colspan="2" |Cities
! rowspan="2" |Creation
! rowspan="2" |Type
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
!Capital
!Largest
|-
![[Meerenland]]
|ML
|[[Saint-Alexis]]
|[[Peoria]]
|1861
| rowspan="8" |Province
| rowspan="11" |[[File:Tussenland Province Map.png|frameless]]
|-
![[Irokesenland]]
|IK
|Bloemendael
|
|1861
|-
![[Mississippi]]
|MI
|Groenveld
|Kruysdorp
|1861
|-
![[North Mizürie]]
|ZM
|[[New Amsterdam (North Mizürie)|New Amsterdam]]
|
| rowspan="2" |1905
|-
![[South Mizürie]]
|NM
| colspan="2" |Zweerstad
|-
![[Crÿnssensland]]
|CY
|Nackota
|Batavia
|1910
|-
![[Ruytersland]]
|RU
|Melckstad
|
|1911
|-
![[Westerzee]]
|WZ
| colspan="2" |Melenssel
|1861
|-
![[West Vorstland]]
|WV
|Slavensmîr
|Fort Lowland
| rowspan="2" |1871
| rowspan="2" |Territory
|-
![[East Vorstland]]
|OV
| colspan="2" |Edgarville
|-
![[Daesemus]]
|GL
| colspan="2" |Daesemus
|1861
|Federal district
|}
 
== Government and politicsDemographics ==
 
=== ProvincesGallery ===
{{Gallery|File:RTL_Dutch_Mexican_War_Map.jpg|Before and After the [[Dutch-Mexican War|Dutch-Mexican War (1901-1903)]]
Tussenland is a federation composed of ten provinces (see [https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/jppip8/rtl_the_dutch_came_for_freedom_and_stayed_for/ here] for a map of the provinces):
([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/p5izw0/the_dutchmexican_war_19011903_the_situation/ Reddit Post])|File:RTL_Territorial_Evolution_of_Dutch_America_1800_1850.jpg|Territorial Evolution of Dutch America (1800-1850) ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/nxwt73/territorial_evolution_of_the_kingdom_of_the/ Reddit post])|File:RTL_Territorial_Evolution_of_Dutch_America_1850_1900.jpg|Territorial Evolution of Dutch America (1850-1890) ([https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/o8vsp3/rtl_territorial_evolution_of_dutch_north_america/ Reddit post])|File:RTL_migrations_into_irokesenland.png|19th century migrations into Irokesenlandt ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/pkea4r/migrations_into_the_iroquois_country_irokesenland/ Reddit post])|File:RTL_Claims_before_and_after_the_2nd_dutch_spanish_war.png|Claims in America before and after the war ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/mecng5/rtl_the_2nd_dutch_spanish_war_18501855/ Reddit post])|align=center|title=Maps featuring Tussenland}}
 
== List of flags ==
* Meerenlandt
{| class="wikitable"
* Irokesenlandt
!Flag
* Mississippi
!Date
* Zuyd-Mizoerie
!Use
* North-Mizoerie
!Description
* Crynssenslandt
|-
* Ruyterslandt
|[[File:Image.png|center|frameless]]
* Westerzee
|1855 - 1861
* West Vorstlandt
|Ensign of the [[Royal Tussenland Company]]
* East Vorstlandt
Flag of the Dominion of Tussenland
|A white field with a canton bearing the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] flag
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tussenland.png|center|frameless|200x200px]]
|1861 - present
|Flag of the Federation of Tussenland
|Five horizontal stripes of red, white, blue, white, and yellow, the white stripes being smaller than the others
|}
 
== See also ==
* [[History of Tussenland]]
* [[New Netherland]]
{{Nations of the World}}
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