Hennehouwe

Hennish Republic Hennische Republiek
Flag Emblem of State
Motto:  Eendracht Maakt Macht Unity makes strength
Anthem:  De Musketier The Musketeer
Hennehouwe (dark green) in Euclea (light green and light grey) and in the Euclean Community (light green).
Capital and largest city	s'Holle
Official languages	Hennish
Recognised regional languages	Petois, Hoeltish
Ethnic groups	Hennish (81%) Petois (8.1%) Hoeltish (7.7%) Other (3.2%)
Demonym(s)	Hennish
Government	Federal parliamentary republic
• Stadtholder	Adriaan Wilhelm Paulus
• Prime Minister	Rupert van Bleiswijk
Legislature	States-General
Independence  from Gaullica
• Kingdom	1452
• Hennish Partition	1537
• Grand Duchy of Flamia	1719
• Annexation by Gaullica	1749
• Second Republic	1855
• Third Republic	1935
• Founded the EC	1 January 1948
Area
•	130,279 km2 (50,301 sq mi)
Population
• 2018 estimate	17,100,000
• 2014 census	17,125,503
• Density	131.45/km2 (340.5/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$831.41 billion
• Per capita	$48,548
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	$791.73 billion
• Per capita	$46,300
Gini (2015)	23.7 low
HDI (2015)	0.934 very high
Currency	Euclo (EUC (€))
Time zone	Euclean Standard Time
Date format	mm-dd-yy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+555

The Hennish Republic (Hennish: Hennische Republiek), commonly known as Hennehouwe (Hennish: Henehouwe), is a sovereign state and federal republic on the westernmost coast of Euclea. It borders Gaullica to the south, Kesselbourg and Vredlandia to the west, and Estmere to the north.

Weranic peoples have inhabited Hennehouwe since prehistoric times, emerging into history as the Hennish and the Hoeltish. The region was a part of the Solarian Empire, making up the majority of the Province of Flamia. When the Solarian Empire collapsed, the Verliquoian Empire retained control over much of Flamia. Northern regions of the province were lost due to lack of control and conquest by Weranic tribes. The Kingdom of Reek was established in the north. It was conquered by the Verique and became a part of the Verliquoian Empire.

The modern day state is descended from the Kingdom of Hennehouwe, a medieval kingdom founded on New Year's Day, 1452 in Zilverzee by delegates rebelling against Gaullica from the Hennish Counties. The rebellion was part of the War of the Jeans, which saw the Verliquoian Empire collapse and evolve into the Empire of Gaullica. The Hennish counties were able to successfully secure their independence, establishing the Kingdom of Hennehouwe in 1401. During the Amendist Reformation, the teachings of Johan Kasper became mainstream, particularly in the northern counties. The country was embroiled in religious strife. During the Amendist Wars, the country was partitioned by sectarian lines between Estmere and Gaullica. The Kasperist northern counties were organized into the Estmerish-backed First Hennish Republic while the Catholic southern counties became part of the Gaullican-backed Duchy of Flamia.

The First Republic colonizes Nimear. Gilded Wars leads to reunification and the creation of the Grand Duchy of Flamia. Nimear and the First Republic are both absorbed by the Duchy. In the 1740s, the Estmerish-Hennish War saw the Grand Duchy's defeat by the Estmerish New Royal Army. Nimear was conquered by Estmere. Gaullica invaded Flamia soon after and annexed it entirely. Hennish revolutionaries aided the anti-Gaullican alliance during the War of the Triple Alliance. After the war, Hennehouwe was granted independence and the Second Republic was formed as a buffer state between Gaullica and Estmere. In the lead up to the Great War, Functionalist Gaullica annexed the ethnically !Walloon regions in the south, in addition to neighboring Kesselbourg. The Gaullicans installed a new independent government led by functionalists and Gaullican sympathizers. The legitimate Hennish government fled s'Holle for the northern counties, bringing the country's gold reserves with them. The government went into exile in Ashcombe after fleeing north into Estmere.

Government and politics

Hennehouwe is a constitutional federal parliamentary republic. The Hennish political system operates under a framework laid out in the 1949 constitution known as the Algemene Wet (General Law). Amendments generally require a two-thirds majority of the States-General; the fundamental principles of the constitution, as expressed in the articles guaranteeing human dignity, the separation of powers, the federal structure, and the rule of law are valid in perpetuity.

Stadtholder Adriaan Wilhelm Paulus

Prime Minister Rupert van Bleiswijk

The stadtholder, Adriaan Wilhelm Paulus (19 March 2018–present), is the head of state and invested primarily with representative responsibilities and powers. He is elected by the Staten Conventie (states convention), an institution consisting of members of county legislatures, divided in equal number, who elected one of the number to the office.

The prime minister, Rupert van Bleiswijk (14 June 2014–present), is the head of government and exercises executive power through their Cabinet. Federal legislative power is vested in the States-General, which constitutes the unicameral legislature. The States-General is elected through direct elections, by proportional representation (mixed-member).

Since 1958, the party system has been dominated by the Socialist Labour Party and the National People's Party. So far every prime minister has been a member of one of these parties. However, since the 2005 election, the centrist Progressive Democrats have been a permement fixture in the States-General, in 2016, the right-wing Patriot's March entered the parliament for the first time.