Noordelijkland

Politics
Noordelijlkand uses a bicameral system.

The legislature, the Noordelijkland Congress, is composed of 5 members from each region of the nation.

The upper house, also called the Supreme Noordelijkland Court passes the final laws and resolutions.

The lower house, also known as The General Court the creates the laws and debates the decissions made by the people in the last elections.

The Five Kigdom Era
The fist defined cultures in the area that now is ocuppied by Noordelijkland appeared around the year 300, this societies were defined by their tribal organization in small villages that depended on farming and fishing.

They slowly created a feudal system that by the year 800 had led the creation of the first five kingdoms of the area.

They expanded into the inner areas of the Zaan river and its tributaries during the next 3 centuries.

In the year 1332, the five kings, all of the same dinasty, signed a treaty known as the treaty of Zaandam. They agreed that the kingdom would merge into the Kingdom of Noordelijkland, as they called the cold lands around that age, and that one member of their family, Willem Van Dijk, a retired commander, would become king.

Known as Willem the First he and his family led the nation into prosperity for the next 400 years.

The National Revolt
As of the year 1784 the country was in great debt, the price of the food was very high and the taxes were on the raise, this led to a revolt around the area of the capital, Zaandam, the same place were the kingdom was created 450 years ago was now surrounded by armed folks and fire.