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| ==Demographics== | | {{Infobox government cabinet |
| Hennehouwe has an estimated population of 12,632,000 as of April 2022, according to Central Statistics Office (CSB) estimates. As of the 2018 census, the population was recorded at 12,424,398. Hennehouwe is thus described as a 'medium small' country, and is the [[Euclean_Community#Member_states|sevent most populous of the twelve member states]] of the [[Euclean Community]]. It is among the most densely populated countries in [[Euclea]], with a density of 163.85 per square kilometre (424.40/sq mi). Since the end of the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] in 1935, the country's population roughly doubled from 6.3 to 12.4 million. Much of the country's population is concentrated in the south and the east of the country, with the [[Kustland]], a region encompassing the area near the [[Euclea|Hennish Gulf]] including eastern [[Flamia]], southern [[Lower Stegeren]], [[s'Holle]] and [[Zilverzee]], containing around 6 million people, or around half of Hennehouwe's population. | | | cabinet_name = Second federal cabinet of Rupert van Bleiswijk |
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| Hennehouwe does not record official figures relating to ethnicity or race; the CSB is forbidden from collecting such information following a 1996 federal court ruling. The country has five recognised native ethnic groups: {{wp|Dutch people|Hennish}}, {{wp|Walloons|Petois}}, [[Estmere|Estmerish]], {{wp|Frisian people|Dellish}}, and [[Lowland travellers]]. The distinction made between ethnic Henns, Hennish nationals and Hennish citizens in defining Hennish identity is ambiguous at an administrative level, owing to historical patterns of {{wp|pillarisation|segmentation}}, the country's very own history, and the constitutional guarantee of 'self-identification' with relation to ethnicity. Rather, official data distinguishes those who are foreign citizens (i.e. born outside of Hennehouwe and without Hennish citizenship), as well as those who have a ''foreign'' or ''multi-national'' background (i.e. had at least one parent of non-native origin). As of the 2018 census, there were 1,396,349 (11.2%) foreign citizens in Hennehouwe, whilst 2,950,826 (23.7%) had a ''foreign'' or ''multi-national'' background.
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| | | | jurisdiction = the Hennish Republic |
| The {{wp|total fertility rate}} in Hennehouwe is 1.78 per woman according to 2020 CSB estimates, which is higher than the [[Euclea|Euclean]] average, though still well below the {{wp|total fertility rate#replacement rates|population replacement rate}} of 2.1 per woman, and about a third of the rate of 5.38 per woman in 1887. The total fertility rate is higher among foreign citizens and those with a ''foreign'' or ''multi-national'' background compared with the rest of the population. Life expectancy in Hennehouwe is among the highest in the world, at 84.0 for females and 81.1 for males, with an average life expectancy rate of 82.5 according to CSB esimates in 2020.
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| ===Religion===
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| | caption=Religion in Hennehouwe (2018)
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| | label1 = {{wp|Protestantism|Amendist}}
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| | value1 = 33.2
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| | color1 = blue
| | | caption = Rupert van Bleiswijk |
| | label2 = [[Solarian Catholic Church|Solarian Catholic]]
| | | date_formed = {{Start date|2022|01|14|df=y}} |
| | value2 = 31.3
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| | color2 = gold
| | | state_head_title = [[Stadtholder of Hennehouwe|Stadtholder]] |
| | label3 = {{wp|Irreligion|No affiliation}}
| | | state_head = [[Adriaan Wilhelm Paulus]] |
| | value3 = 27.0
| | | government_head_title = [[Premier of Hennehouwe|Premier]] |
| | color3 = grey
| | | government_head = [[Rupert van Bleiswijk]] |
| | label4 = [[Irfan|Irfanic]]
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| | value4 = 3.8
| | | deputy_government_head_title = [[Deputy Premier of Hennehouwe|Deputy Premier]] |
| | color4 = green
| | | deputy_government_head = [[Fabian van Aitzema]] |
| | label5 = {{wp|Judaism|Atudaist}}
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| | value5 = 1.3
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| | color5 = purple
| | | members_number = 18 |
| | label6 = Other [[Sotirianity|Sotirian]]
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| | value6 = 1.0
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| | color6 = yellow
| | | political_party = {{Unbulleted list | {{Color box|#EE2A3B|border=darkgray}} [[Socialist Labour Party (Hennehouwe)|SAP]]||{{Color box|#006B2D|border=darkgray}} [[National People's Party (Hennehouwe)|NVP]]||{{Color box|#F0D719|border=darkgray}} [[Party for the Petois|UDS]]}} |
| | label7 = [[Badi|Badist]]
| | | legislature_status = {{wp|Majority government|Majority}} {{Composition bar|hex=green|91|180|per=1}} |
| | value7 = 0.9
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| | color7 = red
| | | opposition_party = {{Unbulleted list | {{Color box|#0087DC|border=darkgray}} [[Progressive Democrats (Hennehouwe)|VDP]]||{{Color box|#00b13d|border=darkgray}} [[Green Party (Hennehouwe)|Groen]]||{{Color box|#FFC300|border=darkgray}} [[Heart of Hennehouwe|HvH]]||{{Color box|#21276a|border=darkgray}} [[Patriot's March|MdP]]||{{Color box|#cc0000|border=darkgray}} [[The Left (Hennehouwe)|Links]]||{{Color box|#FF6A00|border=darkgray}} [[People's Party for Sotirian Democracy|VSD]]||{{Color box|#8ec83e|border=darkgray}} [[Agrarian–Farmer's Party|ABP]]||{{Color box|#0000FF|border=darkgray}} [[Vox Euclea|Vox]]}} |
| | label8 = [[Zohism|Zohist]]
| | | opposition_leader = [[Eva Kaestel]] ([[Progressive Democrats (Hennehouwe)|VDP]]) |
| | value8 = 0.7
| | | election = [[2021 Hennish federal election|2021]] |
| | color8 = teal
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| | | incoming_formation = <!-- events leading to formation of govt.: e.g., [[Norway debate]] --> |
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| | | predecessor = [[Hennehouwe|van Bleiswijk I]] |
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| Hennehouwe is a religiously diverse nation. Officially, Hennehouwe is a secular state, with {{wp|freedom of religion}} and the right to non-affiliation guaranteed by the 1935 constitution.
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| [[File:Basilica of the Sacred Heart-2.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The Basilica of the Holy Virgin Mother in Herxen is the largest Catholic church in Hennehouwe.]]
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| As of the 2018 census, 65.5% of the population identified as [[Sotirianity|Sotirianity]], with the dominant denominations being {{wp|Protestantism|Amendism}} at 33.2% and [[Solarian Catholic Church|Solarian Catholicism]] at 31.3%. With regard to the Amendist population, 22.5% belong to the [[Hennehouwe#Religion|United Hennish Church]], an amalgamation of a number of {{wp|Calvinism|Kasperist}} and {{wp|Lutheranism|Gospelite}} churches; a further 5.8% belong to the [[Hennehouwe#Religion|Reformed Confessional Church]], a conservative {{wp|Calvinism|Kasperist}} church; with 4.9% belonging to a number of other Amendist churches, including the [[Embrian Commonwealth]], [[Witterites|Witterite churches]] and others. Of the 1.0% who identify as other Sotirian, denominations represented include [[Episemialist Church|Episemialism]] and {{wp|Quakerism|Amicablism}}.
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| The sectarian divide between Amendists and Catholics in Hennehouwe is informally defined by the river [[Hennehouwe#Geography|Zwarte]], splitting the country into the predominantly Amendist north and the Catholic south. The split dates back to the [[Amendist Reaction]] in the 16th century, in which Hennehouwe was one of the number of epicentres. It was during this period that the teachings of Stegeren-born [[Johan Kasper]] took hold in northern areas of the country, whose theologic doctrine developed into Kasperism. Other Amendist movements from further north also spread, most notably Gospelism. The spread of Amendism to the south of Hennehouwe was largely halted by the power and influence of the [[Flamia|Flamish Duchy]] and its allies, which remained loyal to the Solarian Church and the [[Gaullica|Gaullican monarchy]]. The growing divisions and tension between the two sides culminated in the [[Hennish Civil War]], which sealed the split via partition. Once Hennehouwe regained its full independence as a unified state, efforts to maintain peace between the two sides as well as to ensure respective continuity of the churches' dominion resulted in the adoption of {{wp|sphere sovereignty}} and {{wp|pillarisation|segmentation}}, which lasted until after the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]]. Decades of political, social and economic co-operation, combined wth the global trend of {{wp|ecumenism}}, led to the collapse of the segmentation system and closer integration between people of the two faiths in the post-War era.
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| Whilst the country remains geographically divided on the basis of religious denomination to this today, there is little impact of this on societal interaction or mobility. Historically, Amendism has been the dominant religion by number of adherents, though the number of Amendists is roughly equal to that of Catholics as of the 2018 census, and is expected to be surpassed by the latter in 2030. However, the overall number of adherents to both Sotirian branches has been in decline since the 1960's. Increasing {{wp|secularism}} amongst the general public has led to a decline in church attendance across both denominations, as well as a decline in the numbers of those who view religion as an important part of their daily lives. The exception is in the [[Confessional Belt]], a stretch of land reaching from [[Geeland]] and [[Upper Stegeren]] to [[Lower Stegeren]], where predominantly conservative Kasperist beliefs remain dominant in daily life.
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| [[File:Sint-Jans-Hertogenbosch.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Sint Johannus Cathedral in Zilverzee was a former Catholic church before being seized by Amendists in 1536. It is the largest Amendist church in Hennehouwe.]]
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| As of 2018, Amendists make up a majority in Geeland, [[Reekland]] and Upper Stegeren, and a plurality in [[Grotevlakte]] and Lower Stegeren. Catholics are a majority in [[Flamia]], [[Molenburg]] and [[Oudkessel-Witburg]], and a plurality in [[s'Holle]]. Catholics are also the plurality religion in [[Zilverzee]], though the total number of non-affiliated or irreligious are the plurality in terms of overall affiliation in that region. Catholicism is the dominant religion among the {{wp|Walloon|Petois}} population in the south of the country, as well as among the large [[Etruria|Etrurian diaspora]].
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| The numbers of those who classify themselves as non-affiliated, irreligious or {{wp|atheism|atheist}} stands at 3,356,784 (27.0%) following the 2018 census. This number has seen particular growth over the last century, and is in line with a growing trend of {{wp|religious disaffiliation}} across [[Euclea]]. Those without an affiliation are expected to make up a plurality of the population by 2035.
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| [[Irfan]] is the third-largest religion in Hennehouwe, and a relatively new religion to the country. 472,131 people (3.8%) identified as Irfan in the 2018 census, a number that has increased exponentially since the 1970's. Most Irfan in Hennehouwe are of a [[Coius|Coian]] migrant background, particularly from [[Irvadistan]], [[Tsabara]] and [[Yemet]]. Much of the Irfan population is concentrated in urban cities, particularly Zilverzee and s'Holle. The [[Irfan|Noordmazar]], located in Zilverzee, is one of the largest {{wp|mosque|mazars}} in Euclea.
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| [[Atudism]] is the fourth-largest religion in the country, with 160,958 people recorded as adherents as of the 2018 census. Atudism has a long history in Hennehouwe, dating back to the forced migrations of the early second millenium. Initially dispersed in pockets of the country, Atudites came to settle in larger urban areas in the southern half of the country, including in s'Holle which became a sanctuary to those fleeing from the oppression of the [[Sotirian Commonwealth]], and later those from neighbouring countries. The largest Atudite community today is located in s'Holle, where some 57,000 people live.
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| Other religions with significant populations in Hennehouwe include [[Badi]] at 0.9%, and [[Zohism]] at 0.7%. The growth of both groups has been as a result of migration from [[Coius]]. Another 0.8% identify as 'other' religious, including those who are spiritual but do not express ties to a specific religion or movement.
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| ===Language===
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| {{bar percent|{{wp|Dutch language|Hennish}}|Gold|76.1}}
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| {{bar percent|{{wp|French Language|Gaullican}}|Blue|14.4}}
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| {{bar percent|{{wp|English language|Estmerish}}|Black|4.2}}
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| {{bar percent|{{wp|Frisian language|Dellish}}|Orange|0.8}}
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| {{wp|Dutch language|Hennish}} is the sole official language of Hennehouwe. It is the working language of the federal government and the domestic {{wp|lingua franca}} in most of the country. Hennish is the {{wp|first language}} of 76.1% of the population as of the 2018 census, with a further 13.8% having proficiency in the language, ranging from fluency as a second language to basic proficiency. Government statistics include in these numbers {{wp|Flemish language|Hoeltish}}, which is considered to be a dialect of Hennish (it is classified as a seperate language in [[Kesselbourg]]). The Hennish language is regulated by the [[Hennehouwe#Language|Hennish Language Institute]] (''Hennse Taleninstituut'').
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| {{wp|French language|Gaullican}} is the second most-spoken language in the country, with 14.4% having it as their first language as of the 2018 census. A further 51.0% have varying proficiency in Gaullican as a second or third language. Gaullican is the native language of the {{wp|Walloons|Petois}}, a group of more than one million people who live in the south of country, along the [[Gaullica|Gaullican]] border. Native Gaullican speakers also include immigrants from Gaullica and other Gaullican-speaking countries. It is a co-official language in [[Molenburg]] and [[Oudkessel-Witburg]], and is the most-spoken language in the former. It also has regional language status in [[Flamia]]. The variety of Gaullican spoken in Petois areas is known as {{wp|Belgian French|Petois Gaullican}}, which is the standard used for Gaullican at the national level.
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| The Gaullican language has a complex history in Hennehouwe, and its status at the national level remains a point of controversy to this day. During the various periods of Gaullican rule, the language was imposed on the native Hennish, whose own language was subject to repression and forced [[Gaullica|Gaullicanisation]]. In the post-independence period, the use of Gaullican became largely restricted to the Petois {{wp|pillarisation|segment}} of society, who were freely allowed to integrate the language into their own institutions, education and day-to-day lives. Gaullican occupation of southern Hennehouwe, and later of the entire country during the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], brought about a renewed attempt at rapid Gaullicanisation and the relegation of the Hennish language, which contributed to the stigma around the official status of Gaullican in the post-War period. In the decades since, there have been numerous attempts to re-introduce Gaullican as a co-working language at the federal level. This is supported by the [[Party for the Petois]], and opposed by Hennish nationalists.
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| {{wp|English language|Estmerish}} is the third most-spoken language in the country, with 4.2% declaring it as their first language in the 2018 census. It is a native language in areas near the [[Estmere|Estmerish border]] in [[Reekland]], where it is a co-official language, and in [[Lower Stegeren]], where it has regional language status. Estmerish is also the first language of many expats from [[Estmere]], [[Nuvania]] and [[Satavia]] who have settled in Hennehouwe. {{wp|Frisian language|Dellish}} is also a co-official or regional language in a number of Reekish and Lower Stegerener municipalities, and is the first language of 0.8% of the population as of 2018. Other languages recognised as native, but without official status at the federal, regional, or local level include {{wp|Limburgish language|Reekish}}, {{wp|Shelta|Nethertall}} and {{wp|Dutch sign language|Hennish sign language}}.
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| A further 4.5% of the population speak another language as their first language. These are mostly made up of immigrants and those of a foreign background who continue speak their mother tongue at home. The most common of these are the [[Etruria|Etrurian diaspora]]: {{wp|Italian language|Vespasian}} and {{wp|Croatian language|Novalian}} are among the most common 'foreign' languages spoken in Hennehouwe. Other prominent languages spoken by immigrants in Hennehouwe include {{wp|Arabic language|Rahelian}}, {{wp|Portuguese language|Luzelese}}, [[Ziba language|Ziba]] and {{wp|Chinese language|Shangean}}.
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| Language education in Hennish schools vary greatly by region. Hennish is a compulsory teaching language in all schools, though seperate curriculums exist for those who speak it as a first language and those who speak it as an additional language. Gaullican is a compulsory language in five regions; in [[Molenburg]] it is the basic teaching language for the majority of schools. Estmerish is compulsory in all schools in Reekland, and is the third most-taught language nationally. Other commonly-taught languages in Hennish schools include {{wp|German language|Weranic}}, Vespasian, Dellish, Shangean and {{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}.
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| ===Urban areas===
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| ===Migration===
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| There has been a long history of migration in Hennehouwe, including emigration, immigration and internal migration within the country. The most notable historical periods of immigration were the [[Hennehouwe#History|Plantation of the Platland]] by [[Gaullica|Gaullican]] colonisers in the 15th and 16th century, and the [[Hennehouwe#History|''zuivering'']] (purification) undertaken by Puritans in the [[Sotirian Commonwealth]] in the second half of the 17th century which displaced most of the non-Amendist population from the northern half of the modern-day state. Most northern [[Solarian Catholic Church|Catholics]] fled southwards, whilst the ''zuivering'' also resulted in the emergence of the [[Lowland travellers|Lowland traveller]] group from among unorganised displaced peoples. Some cities in Hennehouwe also became centres of refuge for other displaced or {{wp|persecution|persecuted}} groups from outside the country, most notably the [[Atudism|Atudites]], who settled in [[s'Holle]] and [[Aarle]] among other Flamish cities.
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| Early emigration in the modern era was characterised by the two imperial pursuits of the two partitioned Hennish states. Settlers from the Sotirian Commonwealth were instrumental in the colonisation of new territories in the [[Asterias]], primarily [[Nuvania]] and [[Satavia]]. These settlers would develop their own distinct identity and language over the following centuries, today known as {{wp|Afrikaans people|Asterianers}}.
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| In the years following the end of the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] and the establishment of the Third Republic, Hennehouwe saw an unprecedented wave of immigration with the implementation of the ''{{wp|guest worker|gastarbeider}}'' system in the late 1940's. The first wave of immigration came primarily from southern [[Euclea|Euclean]] countries such as [[Etruria]], [[Paretia]] and [[Piraea]]. Later waves in the second half of the 20th century included [[Coius|Coian]] immigrants, including a substantial number of [[Irvadistan|Irvadis]] fleeing from [[Zorasan]] in the late 1970's and early 1980's, as well as a smaller number of immigrants from member states of the [[Euclean Community]] like [[Amathia]]. The federal government slowly phased out the ''gastarbeider'' system in the late 1990's.
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| Immigration is a particularly sensitive political and socio-economic issue in Hennehouwe today. Concerns over its impact on the {{wp|welfare state}} and state resources, as well as the issue of integration have played a significant role in domestic political discourse in recent decades, and has been responsible for the rise of {{wp|right-wing populism|right-wing populist parties}} including the [[Patriot's March|Patriotic Movement]] and its sucessor, the [[Patriot's March]].
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| As the Hennish government does not collect data on the ethnic or national identity of residents, the numbers of specific ethnicities in Hennehouwe is difficult to measure beyond basic descriptions of those with a foreign or multi-national background. The largest diaspora group in Hennehouwe are [[Etruria|Etrurians]], of whom an estimated 750,000 are believed to live in the country. This figure includes those born in Hennehouwe but of Etrurian descent. Other groups with an estimated population of over 100,000 include [[Gaullica|Gaullicans]], [[Zorasan|Irvadis]], [[Dezevau|Dezevauni]], [[Satavia|Satavians]] and [[Paretia|Paretians]]. Immigrant populations are highly concentrated in urban areas, with Zilverzee having the highest percentage of residents with a foreign or multi-national background at 49.3%.
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