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{{Nation|full_name=Kingdom of the Netherlands|capital=The Hague|government_type=FederalDevolved unitary statemonarchy|common_name=Dutch Union|local_name=Koninkrijk der Nederlanden|languages=Dutch (official) </br> Various creoles </br> Others|largest_city=Amsterdam|currency=Guilder}}
 
The '''Kingdom of the Netherlands''' (Dutch: ''Koninkrijk der Nederlanden'', Malay: ''Kekaisaran Belanda'', Sinhala: නෙදර්ලන්ත අධිරාජ්‍යය), also known simply as the '''Netherlands''', '''Dutch Union''', or '''Batavian Union''', is a multinational sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territories in Europe, Oceania, Asia, and Africa, and the Caribbean. Most of its land area is in Oceania and Asia, while most of its population is in Western Europe.
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==== System of governance ====
The administrative system of the Dutch Union is blend of federal and confederal methods of governance. Constituent countries have their own parliaments and limited powers, yet all have a common foreign policy and military. Despite structures like the '''Raad der Staaten''', which consists of the elected leaders of the three constituent countries, the European Netherlands in effect has absolute control over the military and foreign affairs of all constituent countries.
 
== Geography ==
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