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The Linge is a ___MASK71___ in the Betuwe that is 99 . 8 km long , which makes it one ___MASK65___ the longest rivers that flow entirely within the Netherlands . A village is a clustered human settlement or community , larger than a ___MASK68___ but smaller than a town , with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand . Though often located in rural areas , the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods . Villages are normally permanent , with fixed dwellings ; however , transient villages can occur . Further , the dwellings ___MASK65___ a village are fairly close to one another , not scattered broadly over the landscape , as a dispersed settlement . A county is a geographical region ___MASK65___ a country used for administrative or other purposes , in certain modern nations . The term is derived from the Old French " conté " or " cunté " denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty ___MASK65___ a count ( earl ) or a viscount . The modern French is " comté ", and its equivalents in other languages are " contea ", " contado ", " comtat ", " condado ", " Grafschaft ", " graafschap ", " Gau ", etc . ( cf . " conte ", " comte ", " conde ", " Graf "). ___MASK64___ is the capital and most populous city in the Dutch province ___MASK65___ ___MASK64___ . It is located in the eastern corner ___MASK65___ the Randstad conurbation and is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands with a population ___MASK65___ in . ___MASK17___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK65___ ___MASK17___ , is a sovereign state in Western Europe bordered by France , the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg , and the North Sea . It is a small , densely populated country which covers an area ___MASK65___ and has a population ___MASK65___ about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK17___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % ___MASK65___ the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % ___MASK65___ all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group ___MASK65___ German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city . The size definition for what constitutes a " town " varies considerably in different parts ___MASK65___ the world . ___MASK31___ , officially the Federal Republic ___MASK65___ ___MASK31___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area ___MASK65___ , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK31___ is the most populous member state ___MASK65___ the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK31___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , ___MASK48___ , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . The ___MASK36___ ( or ) is a region that consists ___MASK65___ the ___MASK36___ Sea , its islands ( some surrounded by the ___MASK36___ Sea and some bordering both the ___MASK36___ Sea and the North ___MASK14___ ) and the surrounding coasts . The region is southeast ___MASK65___ the ___MASK35___ and the North American mainland , east ___MASK65___ Central America , and north ___MASK65___ South America . ___MASK34___ is a city in the ___MASK11___ , located in ___MASK44___ , within the ___MASK82___  ___MASK37___  Scheldt ___MASK71___ delta at the North Sea . Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte ___MASK71___ by people settled around it for safety . In 1340 ___MASK34___ was granted city rights by the Count ___MASK65___ Holland and slowly grew into a major logistic and economic centre . Nowadays it is home to Europe ' s largest port and has a population ___MASK65___ 633 , 471 ( city proper ), ranking second in the ___MASK11___ . The Greater Rijnmond area is home to approximately 1 . 4 million people and the ___MASK34___ The Hague Metropolitan Area makes for the 168th most populous urban area in the world . ___MASK34___ is part ___MASK65___ the yet larger Randstad conurbation with a total population ___MASK65___ 7 , 100 , 000 . ___MASK97___ is a region and former province on the western coast ___MASK65___ the Netherlands . The name " ___MASK97___ " is also frequently used to informally refer to the whole ___MASK65___ the country ___MASK65___ the Netherlands . This usage is commonly accepted in other countries , and not entirely uncommon among the Dutch themselves , though some in the Netherlands and particularly in other regions ___MASK65___ the country may find it undesirable , misleading or insulting . Western ___MASK43___ , also ___MASK75___ ___MASK43___ , is the region comprising the western part ___MASK65___ the European continent . There may be differences between the geopolitical and purely geographic definitions ___MASK65___ the term . The ___MASK9___ ___MASK65___ Great Britain and ___MASK67___ Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK9___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast ___MASK65___ the European mainland , it includes the island ___MASK65___ Great Britain ( the name ___MASK65___ which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part ___MASK65___ the island ___MASK65___ Ireland , and many smaller islands . ___MASK67___ Ireland is the only part ___MASK65___ the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic ___MASK65___ Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the ___MASK14___ , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area ___MASK65___ , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . The ___MASK24___ Sea is a marginal sea ___MASK65___ the ___MASK14___ located between Great Britain , Scandinavia , Germany , the Netherlands , Belgium , and France . An epeiric ( or " shelf ") sea on the European continental shelf , it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north . It is more than long and wide , with an area ___MASK65___ around . ___MASK96___ is the capital and most populous municipality ___MASK65___ the Kingdom ___MASK65___ the Netherlands . Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution ___MASK65___ the Netherlands , although it is not the seat ___MASK65___ the government , which is The Hague . ___MASK96___ has a population ___MASK65___ 847 , 176 within the city proper , 1 , 343 , 647 in the urban area , and 2 , 431 , 000 in the ___MASK96___ metropolitan area . The city is located in the province ___MASK65___ North Holland in the west ___MASK65___ the country . The metropolitan area comprises much ___MASK65___ the ___MASK67___ part ___MASK65___ the Randstad , one ___MASK65___ the larger conurbations in Europe , with a population ___MASK65___ approximately 7 million . A municipality is usually a single urban administrative division having corporate status and powers ___MASK65___ self - government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws , to which it is subordinate . It is to be distinguished from the county , which may encompass rural territory and / or numerous small communities such as towns , villages and hamlets . The term " municipality " may also mean the governing or ruling body ___MASK65___ a given municipality . A municipality is a general - purpose administrative subdivision , as opposed to a special - purpose district . The term is derived from French " municipalité " and Latin " municipalis ". An administrative division , unit , entity , area or region , also referred to as a subnational entity , constituent unit , or country subdivision , is a portion ___MASK65___ a country or other region delineated for the purpose ___MASK65___ administration . Administrative divisions are granted a certain degree ___MASK65___ autonomy and are usually required to manage themselves through their own local governments . Countries are divided up into these smaller units to make managing their land and the affairs ___MASK65___ their people easier . For example , a country may be divided into provinces , which , in turn , are divided into counties , which , in turn , may be divided in whole or in part into municipalities ; and so on . In modern politics and history , a parliament is a legislative , elected body ___MASK65___ government . Generally a modern parliament has three functions : representing the electorate , making laws , and overseeing the government (" i . e .", hearings , inquiries ). A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography . A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state , as a non - sovereign or formerly sovereign political division , or a geographic region associated with sets ___MASK65___ previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless ___MASK65___ the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League ___MASK65___ Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident ___MASK65___ a country is subject to the independent exercise ___MASK65___ legal jurisdiction . Tiel ( Dutch pronunciation : ( til ) ) is a municipality and a town in the middle ___MASK65___ the Netherlands . The town is enclosed by the Waal river and the Linge river on the south and the north side , and the Amsterdam - Rhine Canal on the east side . The city was founded in the 5th century AD . The Betuwe ( from " batawj ", " good island ", from Germanic " bat "- " good , excellent " and " awj " " island , land near water ") is an area in the Dutch province ___MASK23___ . Tacitus knew it as " Insula Batavorum " (" Island of the Batavians ," the Germanic tribe from which the modern name is derived ) and indeed it could be considered a large river island , but nowadays it hardly ever is viewed as such ( with the exception of the last months of World War II ( October 1944 - June 1945 ) when it became known as " Men ' s Island " or "" Manneneiland "" due to the evacuation of its entire civilian population during Operation Market Garden , leaving only soldiers behind ). When the Pannerdens Kanaal was dug between 1701 and 1709 , the easternmost tip of the Betuwe ( including the towns of Pannerden and Lobith ) was cut off from the rest of the region . ___MASK100___ ( or "< nowiki >'</ nowiki > s - Gravenhage " ) is a city located in the western coast ___MASK65___ the Netherlands , and the capital city ___MASK65___ the province ___MASK65___ South Holland . The Kingdom ___MASK65___ the Netherlands , commonly known as the Netherlands , is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in western Europe and in the Caribbean . The ___MASK11___ is the main constituent country ___MASK65___ the Kingdom ___MASK65___ the ___MASK11___ . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part ___MASK65___ the ___MASK11___ 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 ___MASK11___ are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat ___MASK65___ government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole ___MASK65___ the country ___MASK65___ the ___MASK11___ .