Netherlands

[[Rorik of Dorestad The Netherlands, }} informally Holland, is a country located in northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium. The official language is Dutch, with West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean territories.

''Netherlands'' literally means "lower countries" in reference to its low elevation and flat topography, with 26% situated below sea level. Most of the areas below sea level, known as ''polders'', are the result of land reclamation that began in the 14th century. In the Republican period, which began in 1588, the Netherlands entered a unique era of political, economic, and cultural greatness, ranked among the most powerful and influential in Europe and the world; this period is known as the Dutch Golden Age. During this time, its trading companies, the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company, established colonies and trading posts all over the world.

With a population of 17.9 million people, all living within a total area of —of which the land area is —the Netherlands is the 33rd most densely populated country, with a density of . Nevertheless, it is the world's second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products by value, owing to its fertile soil, mild climate, intensive agriculture, and inventiveness. The four largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Amsterdam is the country's most populous city and the nominal capital, though the primary national political institutions are located in the Hague.

The Netherlands has been a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a unitary structure since 1848. The country has a tradition of pillarisation (separation of citizens into groups by religion and political beliefs) and a long record of social tolerance, having legalised prostitution and euthanasia, along with maintaining a liberal drug policy. The Netherlands allowed women's suffrage in 1919 and was the first country to legalise same-sex marriage in 2001. Its mixed-market advanced economy has the eleventh-highest per capita income globally. The Hague holds the seat of the States General, Cabinet and Supreme Court. The Port of Rotterdam is the busiest in Europe. Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands, and the fourth busiest in Europe. Being a developed country, the Netherlands is a founding member of the European Union, Eurozone, G10, NATO, OECD, and WTO, as well as a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union. It hosts intergovernmental organisations and international courts, many of which are in The Hague. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The Hague (pub. 1813-)
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    Paramaribo (pub. 1816-Nov. 24, 1975)
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    Published 1985
    's-Gravenhage : Sdu Uitgeverij Plantijnstraat, [1985-
    v. : ill.
    “...Netherlands...”
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    Published 1541
    Antwerpen, Jacob van Liesveldt [1541]
    [7] p.
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    s'Gravenhage : M. Nijhoff, 1937.
    2 p. leaves, [vii]-viii, 129 p. ; 26 cm.
    “...Netherlands...”
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    by Spruijt, Andreas
    Published 1940
    [n.p., 1940]
    273 p. 25 cm.
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    Published 1814
    ['sGravenhage : s.n., 1814-1985]
    v. ; 45 cm.
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    Published 1876
    Amsterdam, F. Buffa, 1876.
    274 p.
    “...Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)...”
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    Published 1974
    Jakarta : "Berita Pajak", 1974.
    24 p. ; 22 cm.
    “...Netherlands...”
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    Published 1870
    Hagae Comitis [The Hague] : Martinum Nijhoff, 1870.
    vi, 229 p. ; 23 cm.
    “...Rijksherbarium (Netherlands)...”
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    Published 1940
    Assen : Van Gorcum, 1940.
    1 online resource (196 p.)
    “...Friesland (Netherlands)...”
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    Leide : E.J. Brill, 1871-1897 [i.e. 1905]
    3 v. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
    “...Rijksherbarium (Netherlands)...”
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    Published 1883
    Deventer, J. de Lange, 1883-1914(v. 1, 1888)
    7 v. in 9 23 cm.
    “...Deventer (Netherlands)...”
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    [Lelystad] : Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat, Directoraat-Generaal Rijkswaterstaat, Directie Ijsselmeergebied, 1997.
    138 p. : ill. (some col.), 1 map ; 25 cm.
    “...Netherlands. Rijkswaterstaat...”
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    Published 2009
    Amsterdam : Rijks-Museum, 2009-
    v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
    “...Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)...”
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    Published 2008
    Amsterdam : Rijks-Museum, -c2008.
    56 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
    “...Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)...”
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    Deventer : Kluwer,
    v. : ill. ; 25 cm.
    “...Veiligheidsinstituut (Amsterdam, Netherlands)...”
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    [New York] 1942.
    3 p. ̋., 9-123 p. incl. front., illus. 23cm.
    “...Institute of Pacific Relations. Netherlands-Netherlands-India Council...”
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    Published 1945
    Den Haag : De Sectie, [1945]
    13 v. : ill. ; 34 cm.
    “...Netherlands. Militair Gezag. Sectie Voorlichting...”
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    Amsterdam.
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    “...Nationaal Luchtvaartlaboratorium (Netherlands)...”
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