Category:Netherlands: Difference between revisions

{{CountryCategoryHeader}} '''The Netherlands''' ('''NL''') is a sovereign country of {{tag|Europe}}, ruled by a monarch and administered by a democratically elected parliament, and is also a member state of the {{tag|European Union}} (EU).  Part of the 'Benelux' ([[:Category:Belgium|Belgium]], The Netherlands, and [[:Category:Luxembourg|Luxembourg]]) collective.  Its official language is [[:Category:Dutch|Dutch]], although English is widely understood and spoken, and its people are also colloquially known as Dutch.

The Netherlands is geographically divided into major 'regions' (similar to say the constituent nations of the [[:Category:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]), the most commonly known region is Holland (which regularly but incorrectly gets confused with the entire country of The Netherlands!).  This [[category]] is sub-divided into official Dutch provinces (roughly similar to [[:Category:British|British]] counties or German [[:Category:State|states]] [de: ''Lander'']), which are then sub-divided to include major Dutch cities.  Here you can find [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] that deal with Dutch regions, provinces, cities, and villages, along with local museums, universities, theme parks, national parks festivals, and anything else relating to The Netherlands.