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[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|right|thumb|300px|The flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.]]

The '''Kingdom of the Netherlands''', commonly known as the '''Netherlands''' or '''Holland''', is a constitutional monarchy located in western [[Europe]] and the Caribbean. The kingdom is made up of four parts: Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands and Sint Maarten, which are equal parts of the kingdom although the majority of official affairs are conducted in the Netherlands. The capital of the kingdom is [[:wp:Amsterdam|Amsterdam]] and there are four currencies: the [[:wp:Euro|Euro]] (<small>Netherlands</small>), the [[United States of America|US]] [[:wp:United States dollar|dollar]] (<small>[[:wp:Caribbean Netherlands|Caribbean Netherlands</small>), the [[:wp:Netherlands Antillean guilder|Netherlands Antillean guilder]] (<small>Curaçao and Sint Maarten</small>) and the [[:wp:Aruban florin|Aruban florin]] (<small>Aruba</small>). There are borders to [[Belgium]] and [[Germany]] (in Europe) and [[France]] (on Sint Martin).