NationStates Jolt Archive


E20: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Pyschotika
15-10-2006, 04:56
Kingdom of the Netherlands


Population Statistics
Population (1911 Est.): 51,000,000 *Includes Traditional Netherlands and Colonial Netherlands*
Official Language: Dutch
Dominant Religious Group: Roman Catholic

Political Organizations
Official Title: Kingdom of the Netherlands *Koninkrijk der Nederlanden*
Conventional: The Netherlands *Nederland*
Political System: Constitutional Monarchy
Capital: Amsterdam
Constitution: Constitution of the Netherlands; enacted in 1789, revised in 1815, again in 1848
Legislature: Staten-Generaal, consiting of two-chambers, the Tweede Kamer *House of Representatives in all senses*, and the Eerste Kamer *Senate in all senses*

Head of State (as of November 23, 1890): Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (House of Orange)
Head of Government (as of 1908): Theodorus Heemskerk, minister of the Interior and president of the Council of Ministers *Technically the early term for Prime Minister* (Anti-Revolutionary Party)

Heemskerk's Council of Ministers (as of 1908)
President of the Council of Ministers (No Official Term): Theodorus Heemskerk (ARP)
Minister of Foreign Affairs:
Minister of Dutch East Indies:
Minister of the Netherlands Antilles:
Minister of the Interior: Theodorus Heemskerk (ARP)
Minister of War:
Minister of Finance:
Minister of Labour:
Minister of Justice:
Minister of the Finer Arts:
Minister of Agriculture:
Minister of Public Works, Posts, and Telegraphs:
Minister of Commerce and Industry:
Minister of Fisheries:

Significant Political Parties:
Anti Revolutionaire Partij (Anti Revollutionary Party)
Katholieke Volkspartij (Catholic People's Party)
I know there is a Socialist one somewhere...

Dutch Diplomatic Relations:
United States - Friendly
Great Britain - Friendly
Belgium - Weary
France - Neutral
Germany - Weary
Russia - Neutrall
Italy - Neutral
Switzerland - Neutral
Spain - Weary
Portugal - Neutral
Japan - Friendly
More to come...
Whittlesfield
15-10-2006, 13:51
I thought you were going to be Serbia? The Netherlands will be pretty dull I'd say.