PROVINCES OF THE BENELUX
COMMONWEALTH REALMS OF BENELUX-HELVETICA
Indonesia
South Africa
United Guyana
Congo
Burundi
Rwanda
Namibia
Togo
Ghana
Cameroon
Papua New Guinea
Micronesia
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Samoa
Tanzania
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Formosa (Taiwan)
LIST OF MONARCHS OF BENELUX-HELVETICA SINCE 1815
(HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN-ORANGE)
William I
Born: 24 August 1772
Dead: 12 December 1843
Reign: 16 March 1815 – 12 December 1843
William II
Born: 6 December 1792
Dead: 17 March 1849
Reign: 12 December 1843 – 17 March 1849
William III
Born: 19 February 1817
Dead: 23 November 1900
Reign: 17 March 1849 – 23 November 1900
Wilhelmina
Born: 31 August 1880
Dead: 28 November 1972
Reign: 23 November 1900 - 28 November 1972
Juliana
Born: 30 April 1909
Dead: 20 March 2004
Reign: 28 November 1972 - 20 March 2004
Willem-Alexander
Born: 27 April 1967
Dead:
Reign: 20 March 2004 - Present
I would like to change the membership app:
Nation: Kingdom of the Benelux
Name: Ms. Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Councillor: (Yes/No): Yes
Party affiliation: Party for Freedom and Democracy
Ideology: Liberalism, Conservative liberalism, Social liberalism, Pro-Europeanism
Apologies once more!
Nation Name in RP (full, with short name bolded): Kingdom of Benelux-Helvetica
Nation Name on NationStates (short): Golfia
Puppet (if so, of whom?): Statum Ecclesiasticum
Map plot requested: #63
Capital city: Brussels
Currency: Franc
National language(s): Dutch, French, German
Head of State (Title + Mr/Ms* + name in bold): King Willem-Alexander
Head of Government (Title + Mr/Ms* + name in bold): Prime Minister Mr. Mark Rutte
Governing party: Party for Freedom and Democracy + Christian Social People's Party
European Councillor (Mr/Ms + name in bold): Ms. Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Current participation in other regions (if any): The Independent Order
Past participation in other regions (if any): International Northwestern Union
My country accepts the Constitution and the Acquis Communautaire (Y/N): Y
"The Kingdom of the Benelux doesn't express any particular criticism nor concern regarding the European Biotechnology Act of 2019 that was proposed by Cllr. Maverick, and as such we're quite adaptive to the General Obligations that are hereby proposed and ratified." Cllr. Ayan Hirsi Ali replied, reading through a copy of the draft whilst her colleagues took their turns discussing.
Would simply wish to edit this information:
Collective Heads of State (Title + Mr/Ms* + name in bold): Council of State (7 members)
Collective Heads of Government (Title + Mr/Ms* + name in bold): Council of State (7 members)
Governing party: Democratic Party + Green Party + Republican Party + Libertarian Party
@Derecta said in EPA - Membership Registration:
Nation: Commonwealth of Gotham
Name: Ms. Nyamko Sabuni
Councillor: (Yes/No): Yes
Party affiliation: Democratic Party
Ideology: Social Liberalism, Modern Liberalism, Progressivism
Politics of Benelux-Helvetica (WIP)
The politics of Benelux-Helvetica take place in the framework of a federal, representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. The King of the Benelux-Helveticans is the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Benelux-Helvetica is the head of government, in a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The federation is made up of provinces. Benelux-Helvetica is described as a consociational state. Benelux-Helvetican politics and governance are characterised by a common striving for broad consensus on important issues, within both of the political community and society as a whole. Benelux-Helvetica has a tradition of direct democracy. For any change in the constitution, a referendum is mandatory (mandatory referendum); for any change in a law, a referendum can be requested (optional referendum). In addition, the people may present a constitutional popular initiative to introduce amendments to the federal constitution. The people also assume a role similar to the constitutional Court and thus act as the guardian of the rule of law. Willem-Alexander is the sixth and current King of the Benelux-Helveticans, having ascended the throne on 20th March 2004.
Royal Army
77,781 Soldiers/24,516 Reservists
AR-16/Assault Rifle/Front Line Issue
AR-76/Assault Rifle/Non-Front Line Units
AR-2000/Assault Rifle/Mission Specific
AR-550/Assault Rifle/Mission Specific
HG-57/Handgun/Front Line Units
HG-226/Handgun/Non-Front Line Units
HG-320/Handgun/Mission Specific
SMG-9A/Submachine Gun/Vehicle Crews
SMG-90/Submachine Gun/Mission Specific
SMG-9B/Submachine Gun/Mission Specific
LMG-3/Light Machine Gun/Squad Issue
SG-8/Shotgun/Mission Specific
SG-12/Shotgun/Mission Specific
MMR-17/Marksman Rifle/Designated Marksman
SR-10/Sniper Rifle/Designated Snipers
SR-8/Sniper Rifle/Designated Snipers
ATW-Spike/Anti-tank Weapon/Squad Issue
MANPAD-333/Man-portable Surface-to-air missile/Squad Issue
188 x Main Battle Tanks Leopard 2
450 x Infantry Fighting Vehicle Puma
630 x Armored Personnel Carrier Boxer
1,500 x Infantry Mobility Vehicle ATF Dingo
1,500 x Infantry Mobility Vehicle RG-35
750 x Utility Vehicle AMPV
177 x Towed Howitzer M777
57 x Towed Howitzer Pegasus
90 x Self-Propelled Howitzer PzH 2000
45 x Multi-Launch Rocket System M270
54 x Mobile SAM System Carapace
15 x Drone Gray Eagle
41 x Utility Helicopter Caracal
45 x Utility Hecliopter Little Bird
30 x Attack Helicopter Hind
Royal Navy
38,640 Active Sailors/16,143 Reservists
9 x Urchin Class Attack Submarine armed with:
VPM module (28 Tomahawk BGM-109)
12 × VLS (Tomahawk BGM-109) tubes
4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 torpedo)
65 × torpedoes & missiles
3 x Lotgen Class Amphibious Assault Ship armed with:
Two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers
two Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile launchers
two Phalanx CIWS
seven dual .50 caliber machine guns
6 x F-35B Lightning II stealth strike-fighters
4 x AH-64 Westland attack helicopter
12 x MV-22B Osprey assault support tiltrotor
4 x CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters
4 x H-90 utility helicopters
3 x Rockfall Class Amphibious Transport Dock armed with:
2× Bushmaster II 30 mm close-in-guns
two Rolling Airframe Missile launchers
two Mk 41 eight-cell VLS for quad-packed ESSMs
Several twin M2 Browning machine gun turrets
4 x H-90 utility helicopters
8 x Kidd Class Destroyer armed with:
1 × 5 inch (127 mm/L62) Mk-45 Mod 4 naval gun
1 × 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS
1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS
4 × 4 SSM-700K Haeseong anti-ship missiles
80-cell Mk 41 VLS
SM-2 Block IIIB/IV
48-cell K-VLS
Hyunmoo III land attack cruise missiles
K-ASROC Red Shark in (VLS)
2 × 3 K745 LW Blue Shark torpedoes
2 x NH-90 Helicopters
12 x Meko Class Frigate armed with:
Anti-air missiles:
VLS Sea Ceptor 48 cells :
CAMM missiles (range 1–25+ km)
Strike-length VLS:
24 cell strike-length Mk 41 VLS for: Tomahawk, ASROC and LRASM
(72 cells total)
Guns:
1 × BAE 5 inch 62-calibre Mk 45 naval gun
2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns
2 × Phalanx CIWS
2 × miniguns
4 × general purpose machine guns
2 x NH-90 Helicopters armed with anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine torpedoes, Mk 11 Depth charges
15 x Freedom Class Patrol Ship armed with:
1 × BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun, 400 rounds in turret and two ready service magazines with 240 rounds each.
1 x Mk 49 launcher with 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Surface-to-Air Missiles
4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
2 × 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns
24 × AGM-114L Hellfire missiles
1 x NH-90 Helicopter
2 × MQ-8B Fire Scouts
12 x Cyclone Class Patrol Ship armed with:
2 × MK 38 25 mm autocannon
5 × .50 caliber machine guns
2 × MK 19 40 mm automatic grenade launchers
2 × M240B machine guns
6 × FIM-92 Stinger SAMs
2 × MK-60 quadruple BGM-176B Griffin B missile launchers
8 x Chessie Class Minevessel armed with:
4 x 4 ESSM SAM
1 × 76 mm cannon
2 x S&T Dynamics K6 12.7mm heavy machine guns
2 × triple 324 mm (12.8 in) Mark 32 torpedo tubes
500 mines
1 x CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter
Royal Air Force
165 x F-17 Typhoon Multirole Fighter
60 x F-35 Lighting II Stealth Multirole Fighter
17 x P-1 Kawasaki Maritime Patrol Aircraft
9 x AEWACS
8 x SIGNIT
23 x Transport
30 x Tactical Transport
12 x Heavy Transport
14 x Tanker/Transport
90 x Basic Trainer/Ground Attack
50 x Advanced Trainer/Light Fighter
15 x UAV
38 x Utility Helicopter
30 x Transport Helicopter
23 x Attack Helicopter
Nation name (short): Gotham
Nation name on NationStates (if different): Golfia
Average yearly income (on NationStates): 212,704
Annual living costs (after tax) as % of income: 36%
Annual average savings as % of income: 26%
Government spending in the economy as % of GDP: 20%
Population: 13,836,313 understanding that this lower than what would be normally allotted based on NS stats
FACT SUMMARY
BASIC FACTS:
Official name: The Kingdom of Benelux-Helvetica
Shortened name: Benelux-Helvetica
Abbreviation: BH
Demonym: Benelux-Helvetican(s)
Capital city: Brussels
Largest city: Amsterdam
National motto: "Eendracht maakt macht" (Dutch)
"L'union fait la force" (French)
"Einigkeit macht stark" (German)
"Unity makes Strength"
National anthem: La Brabançonne
Royal anthem: Wilhelmus
National colours: Red, White, Blue, Black, Yellow
GOVERNMENT:
Government type: Federal Semi-Direct Democracy under a Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Legislature: Federal Parliament
Monarch: King Willem-Alexander
Prime Minister: Mark Rutte
Deputy Prime Ministers: Charles Michel, Xavier Bettel
Vice-President of the Council of State: Thom de Graaf
PEOPLE & SOCIETY:
Population: 37,839,199
Population density: km2
Urban population: 99.9%
Literacy rate: 99.8%
Official languages: Dutch, French, German
Regional and Recognised languages: English, Papiamento, Western Frisian, Dutch Low Saxon, Limburgish, Luxembourgish, Italian, Romansch
Ethnicity: Beneluxer 79.3%, Other European 6.3%, Indo 4.9%, Turks 2.4%, Moroccans 2.2%, Surinamese 2.1%, Caribbeans 0.9%, Chinese 0.3%, Iraqis 0.3%, Other 3.9%
Official religion: None
Religion: Irreligious (50.1%), Roman Catholic (23.7%), Protestant Church in the Benelux (15.5%), Other Christian (4.6%), Muslim (4.9%), Other (1.1%)
Suffrage: 18 years of age (age of adulthood); universal
ECONOMY:
National currency: Franc
National currency exchange rate: $1 = 0.98 Fr.
GDP: billion
GDP per capita:
Average salary:
Unemployment rate: 3.3%
Economy by sector: Agriculture: 1.6%; industry: 18.8%; services: 79.6%
Major exports: Natural gas and oil, metals, machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
Major imports: Machinery and transport equipment, metals, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing
Major trade partners:
HISTORY
• Proclaimed and Recognised: 26 July 1581
• Kingdom established: 16 March 1815
OTHER FACTS:
Time zone:
Date format: DD-MM-YYYY
Calling Code: +
Drives on the: Right
Internet code: .bh
Nation Name in RP (full, with short name bolded): Commonwealth of Gotham
Nation Name on NationStates (short): Golfia
Puppet (if so, of whom?): Statum Ecclesiasticum
Map plot requested: #56
Capital city: Gotham City
Currency: Gothamite Dollar; $ or GOD
National language(s): English
Head of State (Title + Mr/Ms* + name in bold): WIP Monarch
Head of Government (Title + Mr/Ms* + name in bold): Prime Minister Ms. Selina Meyer
Governing party: Democratic Party (DEM) + Green Party (GP)
European Councillor (Mr/Ms + name in bold): Ms. Nyamko Sabuni
Current participation in other regions (if any): The Independent Order
Past participation in other regions (if any): International Northwestern Union
My country accepts the Constitution and the Acquis Communautaire (Y/N): Y
