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Context:Nederland [ˈneːdərlɑnt] (listen)), informally Holland, is a country located in northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdərlɑnt] (listen)), informally Holland, is a country located in northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. ️<unk>️<unk>️ 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 in the North Sea. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium in the North Sea. 🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk> Dutch, English and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean territories.<unk> Dutch, English and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean territories.   ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Amsterdam is the country's most populous city and the nominal capital. <unk> Amsterdam is the country's most populous city and the nominal capital. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe.<unk> Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe. Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands, and the third busiest in Europe. Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands, and the third busiest in Europe. 🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️   ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Most of the areas below sea level, known as polders, are the result of land reclamation that began in the 14th century.<unk> Most of the areas below sea level, known as polders, are the result of land reclamation that began in the 14th century. 🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk>🇪<unk> 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 17.8 million people, all living within a total area of 41,850 km2 (16,160 sq mi)<unk>of which the land area is 33,500 km2 (12,900 sq mi)<unk>the Netherlands is the 16th most densely populated country in the world and the second-most densely populated country in the European Union, with a density of 531 people per square kilometer (1,380 people/sq mi). ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️   The Netherlands has been a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a unitary structure since 1848. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>
Netherlands 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 in the North Sea. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium in the North Sea.