Western Europe: Is the Netherlands, and Holland the same country?

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pffffffff

It's like saying America to United states of America, or England to United Kingdom.
Holland is a small part of the Netherlands. But many people say Holland to The Netherlands. The official name is The Netherlands.

gerry zim

yes its the same county. official name is netherlands but outsiders called it holland as most of the bussiness was done in holland (a part of netherlands). holland became popular.that was a few hundred years back. (am not from europe so am sketchy on their history)

dances with unicorns

Holland is a region of the Netherlands; the two terms are often used interchangably, but the usage is not strictly correct. Holland is in the west central part of the Netherlands.

shoe s

holland is a state in the netherlands

saskia r

Yes, centuries the west part of the Netherlands was a very important economical region. This part is called Holland. So in the other coutries they always heard about Holland and thought that that was the whole country.

Fientje

Same ....some people are so stupid !

K.B.

Yes! Holland & the Netherlands are the exact same country. The Netherlands is the official name, but many people call it Holland (although not in the country itself). I am actually going there next Thursday. :)

bata4689

Holland is actually two provinces in the Netherlands that were the most important, economically and politically. The capital, Amsterdam, is in North Holland. The Hague (seat of the Dutch government) and Rotterdam (one of the busiest harbors in the world) are in South Holland. Dutch international traders would very likely come from one of these provinces, and identify themselves as being from Holland.

The official name of the country is (The) Netherlands (which means "the low lands" - about 2/3 being below sea-level)

Michael V

I will give you the best possible answer as far as I am able to.Holland is actually the region now known as the provinces Zuid-Holland ,Noord-Holland.The Netherlands is a more general description of the country formerly also reffering to parts of Flanders or the Low Lands(Lage landen) because of the flat terrain there.Our highest mountain is a small hill in the south.
Holland is used as the name for the whole country and so is The Netherlands. The official name of our country is:" Koninkrijk der Nederlanden ' that means Kingdom of the Netherlands.'Hollands' is the language also called 'Nederlands' and Dutch in English not like Deutsch which is German.In our country we have several dialects and one entirely different language called 'Fries' of 'Frisian' in English.

Martha P

The Netherlands is the official and real name. It is divided provinces and there are two called North Holland and South Holland.

Endie vB

Holland is the name of a part of The Netherlands. There are two provinces: North Holland and South Holland. And these are at the west coast of the country named "Kingdom of The Netherlands"

So, if you visit the eastern part of The Netherlands, you cannot say that you have visited Holland..............

To complete this explanation: The people of The Netherlands are Dutch, and so is the language. (Not to be confused with Deutsch, because that is German)

I'm Dutch
(eastern part)

toecee

Netherlands is the Dutch name for what we know as Holland.

seph1991

yes

jessica(",)

Yes....the Netherlands is its official name is the name used on the map.

murphy51024

Both the same

Elsa

Holland is a big part of the netherlands, and that's why many people confuse the two words, but the official name is the netherlands.
Maybe people call it Holland also because it is easier to say, and is not in plural!

ermetethot

No difference, same Country.... The Netherlands used to be the geographic area, including some portions of Belgium, where the land is actually below the sea level.... Holland is the Country of Orange, now they are synonims

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