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United Brabantian Republic
United Brabantian Republic
Verenigd Republiek Brabant
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| Capital | The Hague City |
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| Largest City | Amsterdam |
| Official Languages | Dutch |
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| National Languages | Dutch, French, German |
| Ethnic groups (2005) | By race: 80,7% White 10,1% Brown(summary) 9,2% Other |
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| Religions (2005) | 78% Christianity 1% Islam 10% Other 11% Athiest |
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| Demonyms | Brabantian, Brabantisch |
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| Government | Federal semi-presidential republic |
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| President | Andeur Mans |
| Population | 26.8 million |
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| Currency | Brabantian Guilder (ƒ) |
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| Date format | mm/dd/yyyy |
| Calling code | +31 |
| TSO 3166 code | BR |
| Internet TLD | .br |
| License plate design |  |
The United Brabantian Republic, or in native Dutch 'het Verenigd Republiek Brabant' is a small yet important nation in West Europe, consisting of 23 federal provinces, namely Fryslán, Groningen, Drenthe, Overijssel, Gelderland, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Holland, Haagsprov, Rotterdam, Zeeland, Centraal-Brabant, Limburg, West-Flanders, East-Flanders, Halnaut, Outer Limbourg, North-Outer-Brussels, South-Outer-Brussels, Brussels-Metro, Liége, Outer Luxembourg, and Namur. Brabants' capital is The Hague City, though its de facto capital is Duinendam. It is a member state of the Manhattan Pact.
The nation has a reputation for being widely ignorant of it's populace's demands, politicians and corporations alike cooperating to make more money, even to the point of abolishing labour and welfare laws to gain more profit. The nation is in a continuous pseudofamine, as the minimum wage of 5,15 per hour is insufficient to provide more than two meals a day, with people in power deliberately keeping it that way.
History
Formation
After the Second World War, the Unitary American State demanded the former states of Belgium and the Netherlands to merge into Brabant. The reason behind it was to form an economically powerful state in Western europe with much power over international trade over sea. The king of Belgium, Leopold III, was killed by German forces after his capture, leaving only the Dutch royals to survive. The Dutch royal family managed to escape to Lowestoft, in the United Kingdom, where they would later be accepted to asylum in London.
During the Second World War, America began a 'pro-democracy propaganda campaign', painting monarchs and autocrats alike as totalitarian dictators. After WW2, the campaign proved to have worked, as the overwhelming majority of Dutch and Belgian citizens refused to be put back under royal rule. The UAS prioritised on this, deciding to unify the two nations under the nation of Brabant, and making the new country a semi-presidential federal republic. The political stability of the nation has been furiously debated, and to this day some argue that a royal system would still have fared much better than the current semi-presidential one.
80s public transit crisis
In 1983, the National Railway Company, or in native Dutch het Nationale Spoorwegen (NS), was privatised and within the span of five months went completely bankrupt, and their assets were liquidated between other transit organisations such as the HSM (Haagse Spoor Maatschappij), the NMZBS (Nationale Maatschappij der Zuid-Brabantische Spoorwegen), GVRRA (Gemeentevervoerbedrijf Regio Amsterdam) and the RRB (Rotterdamse Rail Bedrijf). HSM took the opportunity to replace NS as Northwest Brabant's dominant railway transport company. Despite their efforts, over 75% of ex-NS travellers would end up transitioning to motor vehicles. HSM tried to get the Brabantian government to nationalise the company, but failed. HSM then tried to get the Haagsprov state-government to sponsor their company, but were again turned away. The RRB was much more succesful in it's endeavors, buying up a quarter of the NS rolling stock and reutilising it to serve metro and rapid-transit lines — despite the fact they were express trains built for long trips, instead of rapid transit — such as the Erasmuslijn, Calandlijn, Delflijn and Kijfhoeklijn.
The sudden collapse of affordable public transit made many car companies flock to Brabant to sell their vehicles there, with the now defunct aviation company Fokker even having a go at manufacturing automobiles. After operating costs skyrocketed in 1988, HSM implemented a pricey subscription fee to use their railway service. Public transit services like HSM would later be seen as a 'lazy alternative' to transit for upper-middle class and upper-class citizens of Brabantia, becoming a symbol of corporatism, capitalism, and negligence towards the poorer parts of society.
Map of The Hague's central area.
Due to the increase in car use, various highways such as the A12 and A4 were widened, occuring between 1988 and 1993. The A12 was rerouted to run straight through the building of the Hague Central Station (literally), with the old highway being renamed the A121, and have an exit in Polipark - a dense business center which lays on where the Malieveld and Koekamp once was - before terminating at Scheveningen. In 1997, the A122 was built over major portions of what was formerly Rivierenbuurt-Noord, with an exit there, and ran straight between buildings het Zwarte Madonna and het Hoftoren, before merging again with the A12 highway over Laan van Reagan en Gorbatsjov.
In 2004, the Federal Aviation Company, or in native Dutch het Federale Luchtvaart Maatschappij (FLM), was privatised.
2003 Election results
| Party name (ENG) | Party name (DUT) | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Libertarian Party | Libertaire Partij | 7.146.680 | 26,67% | 40 |
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Pim Fortuyn List | Lijst Pim Fortuyn | 6.789.303 | 25,32% | 38 |
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Labour Party | Partij voor de Arbeid | 3.930.697 | 14,67% | 22 |
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New Right | Nieuw Rechts | 2.681.002 | 10,01% | 15 |
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Christian Democratic Appeal | Christen-Democratisch Appél | 2.144.093 | 8,01% | 12 |
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People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie | 1.965.533 | 7,33% | 11 |
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National Alliance | Nationale Allantie | 893.285 | 3,97% | 6 |
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Democrats '66 | Democraten 66 | 714.896 | 2,68% | 4 |
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Communist-Socialist Party | Communistisch-Socialistische Partij | 357.328 | 1,34% | 2 |
Consequences of Americanisation
Linguistics
Article 'het' in the Dutch language phased out, all articles in the Dutch language are now 'de'
New American loanwords
Grammar rule where prefix 'ge-' may be added on any verb.
Grammar rule where suffix '-en' may be added on any noun for pluralisation, even if said noun already ends in '-en'.
Architecture and Infrastructure
Architecture is very American-based, and most infrastructure is car-centric, with entire neighboorhoods like what was once along the Karel Doormanstraat demolished to make way for urban highways that run straight through city centers.
The Erasmusbrug was initally planned to be more of a local bridge, called the S106 highway. The plan would eventually be put aside, as the Erasmusbrug was eventually made as the N2913 highway, connecting the A29 and A13 highways, running straight through Rotterdam's city center. What was initially going to be the Erasmusbrug along the S106 was instead called the Thijswöltgensbrug, and would feature a much duller design.
Parking spaces and lanes in Brabant are generally wide, akin to that of American roads, due to larger motor vehicles in Brabant in general.