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___MASK93___ is a municipality and the second largest city ___MASK91___ the province ___MASK91___ Utrecht in central Netherlands . The city is growing quickly but has a well - preserved and protected medieval centre . ___MASK93___ is one ___MASK91___ the largest railway junctions in the country , because ___MASK91___ its location on two ___MASK91___ the Netherlands ' main east - west and north - south rail lines . It celebrated its 750th birthday as a city in 2009 . The Kingdom ___MASK91___ the Netherlands , commonly known as the Netherlands , is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in western Europe and in the Caribbean . In modern politics and history , a parliament is a legislative , elected body ___MASK91___ government . Generally a modern parliament has three functions : representing the electorate , making laws , and overseeing the government (" i . e .", hearings , inquiries ). The ___MASK40___ ___MASK91___ Great Britain and ___MASK18___ Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK40___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast ___MASK91___ the European mainland , it includes the island ___MASK91___ Great Britain ( the name ___MASK91___ which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part ___MASK91___ the island ___MASK91___ Ireland , and many smaller islands . ___MASK18___ Ireland is the only part ___MASK91___ the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic ___MASK91___ Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the ___MASK12___ , 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 ___MASK91___ , 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___ is the main constituent country ___MASK91___ the Kingdom ___MASK91___ the ___MASK24___ . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part ___MASK91___ the ___MASK24___ 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 ___MASK24___ are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat ___MASK91___ government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole ___MASK91___ the country ___MASK91___ the ___MASK24___ . ___MASK82___ , officially the Federal Republic ___MASK91___ ___MASK82___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area ___MASK91___ , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK82___ is the most populous member state ___MASK91___ the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK82___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , ___MASK47___ , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . ___MASK55___ , officially the Kingdom ___MASK91___ ___MASK55___ , 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 ___MASK91___ and has a population ___MASK91___ about 11 million people . Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe , ___MASK55___ is home to two main linguistic groups : the Dutch - speaking , mostly Flemish community , which constitutes about 59 % ___MASK91___ the population , and the French - speaking , mostly Walloon population , which comprises 41 % ___MASK91___ all Belgians . Additionally , there is a small group ___MASK91___ German - speakers who live in the East Cantons located around the High Fens area , and bordering Germany . ___MASK34___ is a city in the ___MASK24___ , located in ___MASK80___ , within the ___MASK44___  ___MASK92___  Scheldt river delta at the North Sea . Its history goes back to 1270 when a dam was constructed in the Rotte river by people settled around it for safety . In 1340 ___MASK34___ was granted city rights by the Count ___MASK91___ Holland and slowly grew into a major logistic and economic centre . Nowadays it is home to Europe ' s largest port and has a population ___MASK91___ 633 , 471 ( city proper ), ranking second in the ___MASK24___ . 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 ___MASK91___ the yet larger Randstad conurbation with a total population ___MASK91___ 7 , 100 , 000 . The ___MASK24___ National Institute for Public Health and the Environment ( or simply " RIVM "), is a Dutch research institute that is an independent agency ___MASK91___ the Dutch Ministry ___MASK91___ Health , Welfare and Sport . The ___MASK99___ ( or ) is a region that consists ___MASK91___ the ___MASK99___ Sea , its islands ( some surrounded by the ___MASK99___ Sea and some bordering both the ___MASK99___ Sea and the North ___MASK12___ ) and the surrounding coasts . The region is southeast ___MASK91___ the ___MASK56___ and the North American mainland , east ___MASK91___ Central America , and north ___MASK91___ South America . ___MASK95___ is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands , in the province of Utrecht . ___MASK95___ had a population of in and is the seat of the headquarters of the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute , KNMI . ___MASK78___ is the capital and most populous city in the Dutch province ___MASK91___ ___MASK78___ . It is located in the eastern corner ___MASK91___ the Randstad conurbation and is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands with a population ___MASK91___ in . 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 ___MASK91___ previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless ___MASK91___ the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League ___MASK91___ Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident ___MASK91___ a country is subject to the independent exercise ___MASK91___ legal jurisdiction . ___MASK9___ ( or "< nowiki >'</ nowiki > s - Gravenhage " ) is a city located in the western coast ___MASK91___ the Netherlands , and the capital city ___MASK91___ the province ___MASK91___ South Holland . The ___MASK22___ Mundial Pro Interlingua ( World Interlingua ___MASK22___ ), or UMI , is a global organization that promotes Interlingua , an international auxiliary language ( IAL ) published in 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association ( IALA ). UMI was founded on July 28 , 1955 , when the first International Interlingua Congress took place in Tours , France . The UMI collaborates with the national Interlingua organizations and has a hand in publishing dictionaries , grammars and tutorials . It is a non - profit organization that now operates out ___MASK91___ Bilthoven , Netherlands . Western ___MASK20___ , also ___MASK16___ ___MASK20___ , is the region comprising the western part ___MASK91___ the European continent . There may be differences between the geopolitical and purely geographic definitions ___MASK91___ the term . The ___MASK23___ Sea is a marginal sea ___MASK91___ the ___MASK12___ 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 ___MASK91___ around . Bilthoven is a village in the Dutch province ___MASK91___ Utrecht . It is a part ___MASK91___ the municipality ___MASK91___ ___MASK95___ . It has a railway station with connections to Utrecht , Amersfoort and Baarn . It is home to the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment , RIVM ; and to the Union Mundial pro Interlingua , UMI , which promotes Interlingua internationally . Bilthoven is a railway station located in Bilthoven , the ___MASK24___ . The station is located on the ___MASK78___ -- Kampen railway between ___MASK78___ and Amersfoort , and was opened on 20 August 1863 . The current island platform was opened in 1907 . ___MASK77___ is a region and former province on the western coast ___MASK91___ the Netherlands . The name " ___MASK77___ " is also frequently used to informally refer to the whole ___MASK91___ the country ___MASK91___ 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 ___MASK91___ the country may find it undesirable , misleading or insulting . ___MASK8___ is the capital and most populous municipality ___MASK91___ the Kingdom ___MASK91___ the Netherlands . Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution ___MASK91___ the Netherlands , although it is not the seat ___MASK91___ the government , which is The Hague . ___MASK8___ has a population ___MASK91___ 847 , 176 within the city proper , 1 , 343 , 647 in the urban area , and 2 , 431 , 000 in the ___MASK8___ metropolitan area . The city is located in the province ___MASK91___ North Holland in the west ___MASK91___ the country . The metropolitan area comprises much ___MASK91___ the ___MASK18___ part ___MASK91___ the Randstad , one ___MASK91___ the larger conurbations in Europe , with a population ___MASK91___ approximately 7 million . Interlingua ( ISO 639 language codes " ia ", " ___MASK35___ ") is an international auxiliary language ( IAL ), developed between 1937 and 1951 by the International Auxiliary Language Association ( IALA ). It ranks among the top ___MASK54___ widely used IALs ( along with Esperanto and Ido ), and is the ___MASK54___ widely used naturalistic IAL : in other words , its vocabulary , grammar and other characteristics are derived from natural languages rather than a centrally planned grammar and vocabulary . Interlingua was developed to combine a simple , mostly regular grammar with a vocabulary common to the widest possible range ___MASK91___ western European languages , making it unusually easy to learn , at least for those whose native languages were sources ___MASK91___ Interlingua ' s vocabulary and grammar . Conversely , it is used as a rapid introduction to many natural languages . ___MASK70___ is a municipality and a town in the ___MASK24___ , in the province ___MASK91___ Utrecht .