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Official English country name: Netherlands. A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which comprises the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Common endonym(s): Nederland. Pronunciation: [ˈneːdərlɑnt] ⓘ Official endonym(s): Nederland; Adjectivals: Dutch, Netherlands; Demonym(s): Dutch; Etymology: Name of the ...
According to a 2007 study by Calvin University in the United States, about 65% of the country would be under water at high tide if it were not for the existence and the country's use of dikes, dunes and pumps. [3] Land reclamation in the 20th century added an additional 1,650 square kilometres (640 sq mi) to the country's land area. [3]
Hollandia Nova, 1659 map prepared by Joan Blaeu based on voyages by Abel Tasman and Willem Jansz, this image shows a French edition of 1663. The Dutch ship, Duyfken, led by Willem Janszoon, made the first documented European landing in Australia in 1606. [9] Although a theory of Portuguese discovery in the 1520s exists, it lacks definitive ...
Map of the Netherlands in Europe Relief map of the Netherlands in Europe. The geography of the European Netherlands is unusual in that much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea and is below sea level, protected by dikes. It is a small country with a total area of 41,545 km 2 (16,041 sq mi) [1] and ranked 131st.
The Dutch government subsequently instituted a large-scale programme, the "Delta Works", to protect the country against future flooding, which was completed over a period of more than 40 years. [121] Map illustrating areas of the Netherlands below sea level. The impact of disasters was, to an extent, increased through human activity.
Betuwe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːtyu.ə] ⓘ), also known in English as Batavia (/ b ə ˈ t eɪ v i ə / bə-TAY-vee-ə), is a historical and geographical region in the Netherlands, forming large fertile islands in the river delta formed by the waters of the Rhine (Dutch: Rijn) and Meuse (Dutch: Maas) rivers.
Limburg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪmbʏr(ə)x] ⓘ; Limburgish: [ˈlɪm˦ˌbʏʀ˦əx]), also known as Dutch Limburg, is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is bordered by Gelderland to the north and by North Brabant to its west.
Since 1 January 2023, there have been 342 regular municipalities [1] (Dutch: gemeenten [ɣəˈmeːntə(n)] ⓘ; sing. gemeente [ɣəˈmeːntə] ⓘ) and three special municipalities (Dutch: bijzondere gemeenten [biˈzɔndərə-]) in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean.