Noordelijkland

The Five Kingdom Era
The fist defined cultures in the area that now is occupied by Noordelijkland appeared around the year 300, these 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 to 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, 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 rise, this led to a revolt around the area of the capital, Zaandam, the same place where the kingdom was created 450 years ago was then surrounded by armed folks and fire.

A group of intellectuals of different origins and backgrounds met on Zaandam to create the constitution of the Republic of Noordelijkland, leading to the National Revolt and to the final abdication of the king.

The newly formed republic established a new education system, new military bodies and the most important thing of all, it gave the Noordelijklanders the right to vote.

The Schism
In the country's inside, separated from the historical lands of the Noordelijklanders lived an old ethnic group descended from the first Heltic peoples that inhabited the area, they called themselves the Derianee, they were "accepted" into the Noordelijkland society at first, but after the republic was created, they slowly demanded more and more autonomy, even trying to declare independence from the Nation.

In the months prior to The Schism, tensions were building up, small Derianee guerrilla groups attacked villages in the remote areas of Noordelijkland.

In 1921 they finally declared an open war on their enemies. This sparkled an anti-derianee feeling on the Noordelijklanders, that slowly defeated the Derianee, through the army and small militias of citizens.

When the Schism ended in Noordelijklander victory in 1922, a few laws were passed that banned all rights that the Derianee people had, as well as banning them from the political life and normal life. This racial, cultural, and social conflict continues to this day.

Military
The Noordelijkland Nationaal Leger, also known as the Noorldelijkland Army, was founded in 1922 after tend of The Schism, when the government decided to professionalize the militias that served during the war.

Its structure, as shown in the image to the right is composed of 11 ranks, ranks can be ascended if it is showed that a person is worthy because of actions in battles.

The military has three main branches, the Land Army, the Sea Army, and the Air Army.

Politics
Noordelijlkand uses a unicameral system.

The legislature is the Noordelijkland Congress.

The Parliament, also known as The General Noordelijkland Court creates the laws, passes them and debates the decisions made by the people in the last elections.

Groen Partij
The Green Party was founded in 1978 after the huge climate protests in Zaandam, it prioritizes the conservation of the Noordelijkland climate and environment while safely industrially and developing the country.

They stand as the largest force in the parliament with 138 seats, they are highly aligned with the Socialistische Partij van Noordelijkland.

Socialistische Partij van Noordelijkland
The Socialist Party was founded on 1893, yesteryear the biggest force but now the second force in the parliament, the Socialist Party has always (and still does) created all the social policies of the country, most of the social advances in the last 50 years are because of the party aligning with the Groen Partij.

They stand as the second force in the parliament with 78 seats, they are highly aligned with the Groen Partij.

Noordelijkland Verenigd Front
The Conservative Party was created on 1910, is it the only right-wing party on Noordelijkland, it used to govern the country during the times known as "The Struggles", mainly from 1920 to 1940, now they are basically the opposition and govern in the rural areas where the main population are of Noordelijklander ascendancy as they are highly opposed to the Derianee affair.

They stand as the third force in the parliament with 34 seats, they are not aligned with other parties.

Economy
Noordelijkland's uses a capitalist mixed economy.

Noordelijkland's economy has been based on agriculture since ancient times, but when the population began to rapidly grow along with the technological advances of the 20th century, the country began a specialization and a focus on heavy industries, coal, iron and steel extraction. These industries plus the agrarian and the automovilistic industry are the pillars of the nations GDP.

By the mid-1970s the economy had begun to rapidly grow. The strong economic growth helped the government to reduce the government debt as a percentage of GDP and Noordelijkland's high unemployment rate began to steadily decline. With the government budget in balance and inflation under control, the nation began an era of economic stabilization.

In the more recent times companies invested in fields like renewable energy commercialization, technology and the textile industry but the industry has always been focused on coal mining and alloy foundries.

Agriculture and Cattle Raising
Crop areas are farmed in two highly diverse manners. Areas relying on non-irrigated cultivation, which made up 85% of the entire crop area, depend solely on rainfall as a source of water. They include the humid and mild regions of the south and the southeast, as well as vast cold regions that had not been irrigated. The much more productive regions devoted to irrigated cultivation have been developed in the last 3 decades as improvements on irrigation, greenhouses, and hydroponics have allowed for crops used to warmer climates to grow in the much colder areas of the north of Noordelijkland.

Though only about 25% of Noordelijkland's cultivated land is irrigated, it is estimated to be the source of 50-60% of the gross value of crop production and 70% of the value of agricultural exports. More than half of the irrigated area that is cultivated is based on potatoes, legumes, corn, tomatoes, and various other vegetables.

Around the year 1990 meat production for domestic consumption became the single most important agricultural activity, being a quarter of all farm-related production in 2015.