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Amsterdam is located in the Western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, the capital of which is not Amsterdam, but rather Haarlem. The river Amstel ends in the city centre and connects to a large number of canals that eventually terminate in the IJ. Amsterdam's elevation is about −2 m (−6.6 ft) below sea level. [79]
80 provinces (province) 2 autonomous provinces (province autonome) 7,998 communes (comuni) 37,000+ fractions (frazioni) and circumscriptions (circoscrizioni) [citation needed] Ivory Coast: Unitary 14 autonomous districts (districts autonomes) 31 regions (régions) 108 departments (départements) 1 unincorporated area 510 sub-prefectures (sous ...
OECD Europe countries; European countries that are a part of the OECD: ... the concentration of the wealth/economic productivity of Europe in a banana-shaped band ...
Most regions and provinces of Europe have alternative names in different languages. Some regions have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. This article attempts to give all known alternative names for all major European regions, provinces, and territories.
autonomous province Gorno-Badakhshan (1925) [39] Tanzania: Serikali ya Mapinduzi Zanzibar revolutionary government Zanzibar (1964) [40] Trinidad and Tobago: autonomous island Tobago (1980) Ukraine: avtonomna respublika autonomous republic Crimea (1992–2014) [L] United Kingdom: UK constituent country with devolution
Amsterdam is Europe's 4th largest port. The inland shipping fleet of the Netherlands is the largest in Europe. [265] Passenger boats in the Netherlands includes a ferry network in Amsterdam, and waterbusses and taxis in Rotterdam. [266] [267]
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The regions of England, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England. They were established in 1994 [ 1 ] and follow the 1974–96 county borders.