Netherlands
/ˈneðələndz/1
- a country in western Europe, on the North Sea; pop. 16,716,000 (est. 2009); official language, Dutch; capital, Amsterdam; seat of government, The Hague. Dutch name
N EDERLAND.荷兰（欧洲西部、北海边的一个国家, 2009年估计人口16,716, 000, 官方语言为荷兰语, 首都阿姆斯特丹, 政府所在地海牙; 荷兰语名N EDERLAND）。亦称H OLLAND.
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- historical the Low Countries〈史〉低地国家
Following a struggle against the Spanish Habsburg empire, the northern (Dutch) part of the Low Countries won full independence in 1648 and became a leading imperial power. In 1814 north and south were united under a monarchy, but the south revolted in 1830 and became an independent kingdom, Belgium, in 1839. In 1948 the Netherlands formed the Benelux Customs Union with Belgium and Luxembourg, becoming a founder member of the EEC in 1957. The name Holland strictly refers only to the western coastal provinces of the country.
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