Netherlands

Holland (オランダ, Oranda; also known as Netherlands; human name unknown), is a minor character in in the series Axis Powers Hetalia. He represents the country of Netherlands (of which Holland is a region). He is the older brother of Belgium.

Appearance
Holland has somewhat short, spiky pale brown hair with sideburns, and amber eyes. He is shown to be quite muscular and about the same height as Denmark.

However, in an earlier color chart by Hidekaz Himaruya, Holland's hair and eye colors were respectively listed as blond and green (like Belgium).

Personality and Interests
He is said to be a strong man who likes really young women (Lolita Complex) and thinks nothing of using some types of shady drugs. He once fought with Turkey over the title of "The Tulip Country".

Only so much of Holland has been revealed at this time. He has yet to have an official appearance in the webcomic, published manga, or the anime (though he did appear in silhouette form in both The Battle For America and an illustration in The War Of Austrian Succession). Notes in Christmas Rampage 2007 reveal that he is also quite the world-dominating and removed type. It is also revealed that he has another sibling, Luxembourg, although even less is known about that character (including their gender).

Belgium
Main article: Belgium

Holland and Belgium are said to have had difficult relations, stemming from when they were both under Spain's control. When Holland left to become independent, he fought against both her and Spain in the Dutch Revolt.

In The Anime
The silhouette version of Holland briefly appeared in Episode 39: The Battle For America, where he was drawn slightly more "monster-like" than how he appeared in the manga strip. He is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto in this cameo.

Trivia

 * Though notes on Holland were given as early as 2007, his actual appearance remained shrouded in mystery until Hidekaz Himaruya drew an illustration to commemorate Group E in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Before the illustration, all that was known of his appearance was that he had blond hair and green eyes (though he appeared with somewhat different colors in the FIFA group shot).
 * Due to both the Netherlands and Holland being referred to as Oranda in Japanese, his name is commonly translated as "Holland" rather than "Netherlands" (which would be the more technically-correct term). Both names are sometimes mistakenly used interchangeably for the entire Netherlands, however.