New Holland (Differently)

Kingdom of New Holland
*Koninkrijk Nieuw Holland*
Timeline: Differently
OTL equivalent: Most of New South Wales, Canberra Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory
Kingdom of New Holland Koninkrijk Nieuw HollandTimeline: Differently ; OTL equivalent: Most of New South Wales, Canberra Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory
Flag	Coat of arms
	Motto: ; "Dispereert niet"; "Despair not"
	Anthem: ; "Lang Leve Nieuw Holland!"; "Long Live New Holland!";
	Location of New Holland (Differently)
Capital	Willemsburg
Largest city	Nieuw Amsterdam
Official languages	Dutch
Ethnic groups	62.1% White; 14.5% African Australisch; 10.7% Asian; 7.5% Aboriginal; 5.2% other
Religion	76.1% Christianity (official); -44.5% Protestantism; -22.8% Roman Catholicism; -6.5% Orthodox Christianity; -2.3% other Christian; 23.9% other/none
Demonym(s)	Australisch(er)
Government	Unitary constitutional parliamentary monarchy under an elective democracy
Legislature	States General
Establishment
Area
Population
GDP (nominal)	2020 estimate
Currency	New Hollander guilder (ƒ) (NHG)
Drives on the	right

New Holland, officially the Kingdom of New Holland, is a sovereign nation located in southeast Australia. New Holland borders Mystras Australis and Aṉangu to the west, French Australia and the Melanesian state of Kingsland to the north, and Jamesland to the south. New Holland is among the influental nations in the Australian continent, producing most of the continent's infrastructure. With a surface area of 1,214,928 square kilometers, it is Oceania's third-largest country, ranking 29th globally. Its population of 25 million inhabitants makes it the third most populous country in Oceania and the 53rd-most populous country worldwide.

New Holland is a secular parliamentary democracy and a parliamentary monarchy, with King Willem III as head of state. Along with Egypt, Haiti, the United Kingdom and Belgium, New Holland is one of only five nations to have Absolute Primogeniture, adopting it in 2002. is a developed and a relatively high income country, with the continent's second-largest economy by nominal GDP and the largest by PPP. New Holland is a member of the Oceania Union (OU), the Australian Council (AC), the Dutch-speaking Organization, the Organization of Dutch-Australian Nations (ODAN), the Union for Australia, PANTO, and many other international organisations.

History[]

Aboriginal Australians[]

The original inhabitants of New Holland were the Aboriginal tribes who arrived in Australia about 40,000 to 60,000 years ago. Before European settlement there were an estimated 250,000 Aboriginal people in the region.

The Wodi Wodi people are the original custodians of the Illawarra region of South Nieuw Amsterdam. Speaking a variant of the Dharawal language, the Wodi Wodi peoples lived across a large stretch of land which was roughly surrounded by what is now known as Jansenstad, Shoalhaven River and Moss Vale. The Bundjalung people are the original custodians of parts of the northern coastal areas.

There are other Aboriginal peoples whose traditional lands are within what is now New Holland, including the Wiradjiri, Gamilaray, Yuin, Ngarigo, Gweagal, and Ngiyampaa peoples.

Dutch arrival (1610)[]

The Dutch would formally arrive in Australia with the arrival of Willem Janszoon's expedition in 1610. The first large Dutch settlements would be around Willemsburg, Niuew Amsterdam, and what's now Jamesland. While the Byzantine Empire had claimed the entire Australian continent as New Anatolia, the influx of Dutch settlers quickly displaced the sparsely populated Byzantine settlers outside of Mystras Australis.

Dutch East India Company (1700s–1865)[]

During the 18th century, large areas were annexed into the colony. During the time of the Dutch annexation, New Holland only occupied the lands around Botany Bay and present-day Nieuw Amsterdam. During this time, the colony took its current shape through treaties with Native tribes and the Byzantine and Spanish colonists. Following the Treaty of Waitangi, Dutch explorer Martien Hoppen declared Dutch sovereignty over New Zealand in 1740. In 1741 it was separated from the Colony of New Holland to form the new Colony of New Zealand, which was eventually re-annexed by Britain in the 19th century.

During this period, the slavery grew as an industry within the Colony of New Holland, largely on the island of Van Diemen's Land. This was largely brought on by a lack of a permanent supply of labor to work the mines in New Holland which had lots of resources. As a result, thousands of slaves from East Africa were brought to New Holland via the Indian Ocean slave trade. After the Dutch Empire officially abolished slavery in 1863, Van Diemen's Land would declare independence from Dutch East India Company, and the Dutch force sent to retake the Island ultimately defected to the rebels. This, along with independence movements in Swania, would lead to the House of Representatives of the Netherlands officially creating the Colony of New Holland in order to better consolidate rule over New Holland.

Dutch colony (1865–1890)[]

The colony of New Holland would frequently change borders during the Great Australian Scramble, where the Colonies of Australia and Aboriginals of Anangu and Melanesia fought each other for the control of disputed territories. New Holland fought mostly with the British, Mystras Australis, the French, Anangu and Aboriginals of Melanesia. Between 1870 and 1900 many Germans would come to New Holland.

Independence (1890–present)[]

Demographics[]

General[]

New Holland has a relatively young population. With about 23.2% being between 0-14 years old, 67.5% between 15 to 65 years old and 9.3% over 65 years old in 2023. With median age was estimated at 31.3 years the same year with life expectancy at birth being 76 years (74 for males and 78 for females). The fertility rate was 2.11. The urbanization rate is high, with about 83% living in urban areas.

Race and ethnicity[]

About 62% of New Holland's population declared to be White, 14% as Black, 11% as Asian and 7% as Aboriginal in 2020 census.

White[]

Biggest ancestry group in the same census was German. About 22% claimed full and 52% claimed partial ancestry, mostly living in Western, South - Western and North New Holland. One of the biggest ancestry groups were also Dutch (18% full and 35% partial ancestry) who are spread thruoughout the entire country. And Italian (11% full and 27% partial ancestry), who mostly live on the coast. Other White ethnicities include the rest of Germanic nations, French, Irish etc.

African[]

They are mostly present in the provinces of Gubbi (40% of the population), Petersbaai (39% of the population) and Haven (37% of the population). Most of them came as slaves in the mid 17th century.

Biggest cities[]

Name	Population (city)	Population (metro)	Province
Niuew Amsterdam	2,315,078	5,167,206	Niuew Amsterdam Nieuwland
De Baai	1,025,724	1,338,873	Rode Meer
Oostrum	712,153	1,213,078	Haven
Janszoon	532,567	-	Niuewland
Zuderkuis	456,641	1,053,480	Stenen Kasteel
Nieuw Limburg	406,712	743,185	Geel Frankrijk
Willemsburg	378,267	503,409	Willemsburg Niuewland
Lagweg	319,090	536,782	Diemensland
Bloedhout	261,092	453,331	Margany
Galia	227,813	356,214	Rode Meer

Provinces[]

Name	Capital	Population
Beethoven	Nieuw Rotterdam	1,022,000
Birria	Zand Stad	1,146,000
Diemensland	Lagweg	1,272,000
Geel Frankrijk	Nieuw Limburg	1,405,000
Gubbi	Heilige Geest	1,085,000
Haven	Oostrum	2,531,000
Margany	Bloedhout	1,302,000
Niuew Amsterdam	Nieuw Amsterdam	4,573,000
Niuewland	Janszoon	2,188,000
Petersbaai	Heilige Drie-eenheid	1,452,000
Rode Meer	De Baai	3,520,000
Stenen Kasteel	Droog Dorp	3,178,000

Sports[]

New Holland hosted the 2000 FIFA World Cup.