{{StubCountry|name = Netherlands|image = [[Image: Nederländerna.png|300px]]|imagetext = The regions of the Netherlands.|symbol = [[File: Coat of arms of the Netherlands.png|80px]]|symboltext = Lesser Coat of arms of the Netherlands|continent = [[Europe]]|numberofzones = 1 826|maxpph = 1 870|updated = 2023-08-21}}
The '''Netherlands''' (in Dutch ''Nederland'') is a [[country]] in western [[Europe]] that has about 17 million inhabitants. Adjacent countries are [[Country: Germany|Germany]] in the east and [[Country: Belgium|Belgium]] in the south. The formal capital of the Netherlands is [[Municipality: Amsterdam|Amsterdam]] while the city [[Municipality: Den Haag|Den Haag]] is the country's government seat and administrative capital. Other major cities are [[Municipality: Rotterdam|Rotterdam]], [[Municipality: Utrecht|Utrecht]] and [[Municipality: Eindhoven|Eindhoven]]. The country is one of the countries where ''[[Turf]]'' is officially available since August [[2011]]. [[File: Flag of the Netherlands.png|x120px|Flag of the Netherlands]] == Geographic subdivision ==The Netherlands is divided into this twelve [[regions]]and 209 [[municipalities]]. {| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|+ |-! scope="col" width=220 | [[Region]]! scope="col" width=60 | [[Municipality]]! scope="col" width=60 | [[Zone]]s! scope="col" width=90 class="unsortable" | Scoreboard|-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Drenthe|Drenthe]] | align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 8| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 81|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Drenthe Toplist] |-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Flevoland|Flevoland]] | align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 6| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 100|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Flevoland Toplist] |-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Friesland|Friesland]] | align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 14| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 107|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Friesland Toplist] |-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Gelderland|Gelderland]] | align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 23| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 185|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Gelderland Toplist] |-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Groningen|Groningen]] | align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 11| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 97|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Groningen Toplist]|-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Limburg|Limburg]] | align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 19| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 103|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Limburg Toplist]|-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Noord-Brabant|Noord-Brabant]] (''North Brabant'')| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 26| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 186|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Noord-Brabant Toplist]|-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Noord-Holland|Noord-Holland]] (''North Holland'')| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 34| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 411|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Noord-Holland Toplist]|-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Overijssel|Overijssel]] | align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 20| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 216|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Overijssel Toplist]|-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Utrecht|Utrecht]] | align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 14| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 105|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Utrecht Toplist]|-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Zeeland|Zeeland]] | align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 9| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 57|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Zeeland Toplist]|-| align="left" style="padding-left:7px"| [[Region: Zuid-Holland|Zuid-Holland]] (''South Holland'')| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 25| align="center" style="padding-right:7px" | 178|align="center"| [https://turfgame.com/toplist/Zuid-Holland Toplist]|-|}''Updated: 2023-08-21'' The location of the [[region]]s in the country.
<td>[[File:Brabant Drenthe in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Brabant Drenthe in the Netherlands]]</td><td>[[File:Drenthe Flevoland in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Drenthe Flevoland in the Netherlands]]</td><td> [[File:Flevoland Friesland in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Flevoland Friesland in the Netherlands]] <br/td><td>[[File:Friesland Gelderland in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Friesland Gelderland in the Netherlands]] </td>
<td>[[File:Gelderland 426px-Groningen in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Gelderland Groningen in the Netherlands]]</td> <td>[[File:426px-Groningen Limburg in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Groningen Limburg in the Netherlands]]</td> <td>[[File:Limburg Brabant in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Limburg Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands]]</td> <td>[[File:North Holland in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of North Noord-Holland in the Netherlands]]</td>
<td>[[File:Overijssel in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Brabant Overijssel in the Netherlands]]</td> <td>[[File:South Holland Utrecht in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Overijssel Utrecht in the Netherlands]]</td> <td>[[File:Utrecht Zeeland in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Utrecht Zeeland in the Netherlands]]</td> <td>[[File:Zeeland South Holland in the Netherlands.png|150px|Region of Zeeland Zuid-Holland in the Netherlands]]</td>