Oceanic Empire

The Oceanic Empire (also known by its initials OE and formerly known as New Holland) is an N2 nation located in Oceania, primarily in Australia. The Oceanic Empire is among the oldest nations on the server, as it was founded on the very first day of the server's operation (March 20th, 2021).

Foundation
Initially, the founders of the Oceanic Empire had plans to create a Dutch Empire in the Netherlands. However, due to this area's close proximity to the nations of Britain and Flanders, it was deemed that a safer location should be found for their nation. After some deliberation, Australia was chosen due to its biome variety and the relatively safe haven it offered in the initial starting period of Nations 2. Thus, the town of New Holland (later renamed to New Amsterdam) was founded on March 20th, 2021, and not long after the nation of New Holland (later renamed to Oceanic Empire) was also founded with the town of the same name being its capital.

Expansion
The nation of New Holland rapidly developed and pursued a larger nation bonus, as they wanted to grow and expand. On the 25th of March, the nation of New Holland merged with the neighboring nation of Zealandia to become the Oceanic Empire. Sandakan became the first Asian OE town and the Western Australian town of Catabe (formerly known as Silkvelt) joined the empire.