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The United Provinces

The United Provinces

The United Provinces of the of the Netherlands (Dutch: Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden, literally: 'Republic of the United Netherlands'), commonly known as the United Provinces (Dutch: Verenigde Nederlanden, literally: 'United Netherlands') or the Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is a sovereign country located in western Europe. The United Provinces borders Westphalia and the Rhineland to the east, Luxembourg to the south, France to the south-west and the North Sea to the north-west. The total area of the United Provinces is 62,500 km², with an estimated population in 1960 of 20 million.

​The United Provinces is a confederal parliamentary republic with the current Stadtholder being ?. The capital is The Hague and the largest city is Rotterdam.

Dutch Colonial Empire

The Dutch colonial empire consists of 13 governorates, 2 colonies, 4 territories and 1 leased territory. The total area of the United Provinces and all its dependencies is 4,144,000 km², with an estimated population in 1960 of 165 million.​
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The United Provinces
Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden​ (Dutch)
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Capital
The Hague
Largest city
Rotterdam
Official language
Dutch
Official regional languages
Frisian · Dutch Low Saxon · Various languages in the colonies
Demonym(s)
Dutch
Government
Confederal parliamentary republic
Stadtholder
?
Grand pensionary
?
Legislature
States General
State council
Council of State
Area
UP: 62,500 km²
Total: 4,144,000 km²​
Population
UP: 19,931,700 (1960)
Total: 164,635,700​ (1960)
Density
UP: 318.9/km²​
Total: 39.7/km²​
Currency
Dutch Guilder (VNG · ƒ)
Driving side
right
Calling code
+005