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Dutch Language
Dutch ( nl , label=endonym, Nederlands ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third List of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken Germanic language. In Europe, Dutch is the native language of most of the population of the Netherlands and Flanders (or 60% of the population of Belgium). "1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." (page 153). In South America, it is the native language of the majority of the population of Suriname, and spoken as a second language in the Multilingualism, polyglot Caribbean island countries of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. All these countries have recognised Dutch as one of their official languages, and are involved in one way or another in the Dutch Language Union. Dutch Caribbean, Dutch Caribbean municipalities (Sint Eustatius, St. Eustatius, Saba (island), Saba and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Netherlands
, national_anthem = ) , image_map = Kingdom of the Netherlands (orthographic projection).svg , map_width = 250px , image_map2 = File:KonDerNed-10-10-10.png , map_caption2 = Map of the four constituent countries shown to scale , capital = Amsterdam , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center = The Hague , admin_center_type = Government seat , official_languages = Dutch language, Dutch , languages_type = Official regional languages , languages = , languages2_type = Recognised languages , languages2 = , demonym = Dutch people, Dutch , membership = , membership_type = Countries , government_type = Devolution, Devolved Unitary state, unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy , leader_title1 = Monarchy of the Netherlands, Monarch , leader_name1 = Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander , leader_title2 = Prime Minister of the Netherlands#Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Chairman of the Council of Ministers) when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
