Which countries make up the Netherlands?

But it's not just history that makes this country's name confusing because the Netherlands is divided into twelve provinces: Groningen; Drenthe; Overijssel; Gelderland ... These provinces make calling the Netherlands 'Holland' like calling the United States 'Dakota'. read more

The fourth country, Aruba, has been an independent country since 1986. Before the 2010 reforms, the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisted of three countries: the European Netherlands, Aruba, and the Netherlands Antilles. read more

The BeNeLux: A mostly trade union between the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The Low Countries: The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, East Frisia (part of Germany) and parts of Northern France (like Dunkirk). This isn’t a country or union but rather a geographical area in Europe. read more

The Netherlands is one country and is made up of 12 provinces includeing North Holland and South Hollland. The Netherlands is often incorrectly referred to as Holland. It's part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the rest of which consists of Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten. read more

The Low Countries today is a designation that includes the countries the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, although in most Romance languages, the term "Low Countries" is used as the name for the Netherlands specifically. read more