place_of_birth pieter bleeker
___MASK94___ (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " State ___MASK2___ ___MASK94___ ") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the ___MASK65___ , It is lying off the eastern coast ___MASK2___ the Asia Mainland ( east ___MASK2___ ___MASK24___ , Korea , Russia ) and stretching from the Sea ___MASK2___ Okhotsk in the north to the East ___MASK24___ Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest . Pieter Bleeker ( July 10 , 1819 , ___MASK21___ -- January 24 , 1878 , The Hague ) was a Dutch medical doctor , ichthyologist , and herpetologist . He was famous for the Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises , his monumental work on the fishes of East Asia ; it was published between 1862 and 1877 . The Zaan is a small river in the province ___MASK2___ North Holland in the northwestern Netherlands and the name ___MASK2___ a district through which it runs . The river was originally a side arm ___MASK2___ the IJ bay and travels 10 kilometers through the municipalities ___MASK2___ ___MASK80___ (" Zaan City ") and Wormerland north ___MASK2___ Amsterdam , from West - Knollendam in the north to Zaandam in the south , where it empties into the IJ . ___MASK25___ ( Mongolian : [" Monggol Ulus "] in Mongolian script ; [" Mongol Uls "] in Mongolian Cyrillic ) is a landlocked unitary sovereign state in East Asia . Its area is roughly equivalent with the historical territory ___MASK2___ Outer ___MASK25___ , and that term is sometimes used to refer to the current state . It is sandwiched between ___MASK24___ to the south and Russia to the north . While it does not share a border with Kazakhstan , ___MASK25___ is separated from it by only . ___MASK20___ (, West Frisian : " Noard - Holland ") is a province in the northwest ___MASK2___ the Netherlands . It is situated on the North Sea , north ___MASK2___ South Holland and Utrecht , and west ___MASK2___ Friesland and Flevoland . As ___MASK2___ 2015 , it has a population ___MASK2___ 2 , 762 , 163 and a total area ___MASK2___ . ___MASK88___ , officially the ___MASK90___ ___MASK2___ ___MASK24___ ( ROC ), is a state in East Asia . Neighbors include ___MASK24___ ( officially the People ' s ___MASK90___ ___MASK2___ ___MASK24___ , abbreviated as PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . ___MASK88___ is the most populous state that is not a member ___MASK2___ the United Nations , and the one with the largest economy . ___MASK34___ is the capital and most populous municipality ___MASK2___ the Kingdom ___MASK2___ the Netherlands . Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution ___MASK2___ the Netherlands , although it is not the seat ___MASK2___ the government , which is The Hague . ___MASK34___ has a population ___MASK2___ 847 , 176 within the city proper , 1 , 343 , 647 in the urban area , and 2 , 431 , 000 in the ___MASK34___ metropolitan area . The city is located in the province ___MASK2___ North Holland in the west ___MASK2___ the country . The metropolitan area comprises much ___MASK2___ the northern part ___MASK2___ the Randstad , one ___MASK2___ the larger conurbations in Europe , with a population ___MASK2___ approximately 7 million . Asia is Earth ' s largest and ___MASK93___ populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass ___MASK2___ Eurasia with the continent ___MASK2___ Europe . Asia covers an area ___MASK2___ , about 30 % ___MASK2___ Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % ___MASK2___ the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been ___MASK97___ to the majority ___MASK2___ the human population , was the site ___MASK2___ many ___MASK2___ the first civilizations . Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent ___MASK2___ 4 . 4 billion people . ___MASK87___ , officially the Republic of Korea ( ROK ), is a sovereign state in East Asia , constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula . ___MASK84___ is a province in the midwestern Netherlands . It has a population ___MASK2___ just over 3 . 6 million ( as ___MASK2___ 2015 ) and a population density ___MASK2___ about , making it the country ' s most populous province and one ___MASK2___ the world ' s most densely populated areas . Situated on the North Sea in the west ___MASK2___ the Netherlands , ___MASK84___ covers an area ___MASK2___ , ___MASK2___ which is water . It borders North Holland to the north , Utrecht and Gelderland to the east , and North Brabant and Zeeland to the south . The provincial capital is The Hague , while its largest city is Rotterdam . The ___MASK75___ Canal is a Dutch ship canal from ___MASK34___ to the ___MASK75___ at IJmuiden , constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port ___MASK2___ ___MASK34___ . This man - made channel terminates at ___MASK34___ in the closed - off IJ Bay , which in turn connects to the ___MASK34___ - Rhine Canal . East is one ___MASK2___ the four cardinal directions or points ___MASK2___ the compass . It is the opposite direction from west . ___MASK78___ is a historical state in East Asia , since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states : ___MASK64___ ( officially the " Democratic People ' s Republic ___MASK2___ ___MASK78___ ") and ___MASK87___ ( officially the " Republic ___MASK2___ ___MASK78___ "). Located on the Korean Peninsula , ___MASK78___ is bordered by ___MASK24___ to the northwest and Russia to the northeast . It is separated from Japan to the east by the ___MASK78___ Strait and the East Sea . ___MASK18___ ( or "< nowiki >'</ nowiki > s - Gravenhage " ) is a city located in the western coast ___MASK2___ the Netherlands , and the capital city ___MASK2___ the province ___MASK2___ South Holland . A continent is one ___MASK2___ several very large landmasses on Earth . Generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria , up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents . Ordered from largest in size to smallest , they are : Asia , Africa , North America , ___MASK48___ , Antarctica , Europe , and Australia . In geology , areas ___MASK2___ continental crust include regions covered with water . A subregion is a part ___MASK2___ a larger region or continent and is usually based on location . Cardinal directions , such as south or southern , are commonly used to define a subregion . ___MASK80___ is a municipality in the Netherlands , in the province of North Holland , situated northwest of Amsterdam . Its main city is Zaandam . It is part of the conurbation and metropolitan area of Amsterdam . It had a population of in ___MASK21___ is a city in the Netherlands , in the province of North Holland . It is the main city of the municipality of ___MASK80___ , and received city rights in 1811 . It is located on the Zaan , close to the North Sea Canal , and is close to Amsterdam . East Asia is the eastern subregion ___MASK2___ the Asian continent , which can be defined in either geographical or ethno - cultural terms . Geographically and geopolitically , it includes ___MASK24___ , Hong Kong , and Macao ; Mongolia and Taiwan ; North and South Korea ; and Japan ; it covers about , or about 28 % ___MASK2___ the Asian continent , about twice the area ___MASK2___ Europe . Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part ___MASK2___ Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the ___MASK70___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides ___MASK2___ the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways ___MASK2___ the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders ___MASK2___ Europe  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . The ___MASK5___ is the main constituent country ___MASK2___ the Kingdom ___MASK2___ the ___MASK5___ . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part ___MASK2___ the ___MASK5___ borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the United Kingdom , and Germany . The largest cities in the ___MASK5___ are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat ___MASK2___ government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole ___MASK2___ the country ___MASK2___ the ___MASK5___ . ___MASK24___ , officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK24___ ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of ___MASK24___ , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . ___MASK24___ is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . ___MASK62___ , officially the ___MASK62___ Special Administrative Region ___MASK2___ the People ' s Republic ___MASK2___ ___MASK24___ , is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta ___MASK2___ East Asia . Macau lies across the delta to the west , and the Chinese province ___MASK2___ Guangdong borders the territory to the north . With a total land area ___MASK2___ and a population ___MASK2___ over 7 . 3 million ___MASK2___ various nationalities , it ranks as the world ' s fourth most densely populated sovereign state or territory .