The Netherlands is a a constituent country of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, consisting of twelve provinces in North-West Europe and
three islands in the Caribbean. The European part of the Netherlands
borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and
Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany
and the United Kingdom. The total area of the Netherlands is 41,543 sq
km, which is equivalent to 2% of the United States. The Netherlands is
located at mouths of three major rivers - Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and
Shelde. The terrain consists of mostly lowland with some hills in the
southeast area. The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. The
Netherlands are often referred to as "Holland."
Resources:
This map is from ezilion.com
These statistics are from cia.gov
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