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The country has a tradition of pillarisation and a long record of social tolerance, having legalised abortion, prostitution and human euthanasia, along with maintaining a liberal drug policy. The Netherlands has been a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a unitary structure since 1848. Nevertheless, it is the world's second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products by value, owing to its fertile soil, mild climate, intensive agriculture, and inventiveness. With a population of 17.6 million people, all living within a total area of roughly 41,800В km 2 (16,100В sqВ mi)-of which the land area is 33,500В km 2 (12,900В sqВ mi)-the Netherlands is the 16th most densely populated country in the world and the second-most densely populated country in the European Union, with a density of 526 people per square kilometre (1,360 people/sqВ mi). During this time, its trading companies, the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company, established colonies and trading posts all over the world. In the Republican period, which began in 1588, the Netherlands entered a unique era of political, economic, and cultural greatness, ranked among the most powerful and influential in Europe and the world this period is known as the Dutch Golden Age.

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Colloquially or informally the Netherlands is occasionally referred to by the pars pro toto Holland. Most of the areas below sea level, known as polders, are the result of land reclamation that began in the 14th century. Netherlands literally means 'lower countries' in reference to its low elevation and flat topography, with only about 50% of its land exceeding 1В m (3.3В ft) above sea level, and nearly 26% falling below sea level. It hosts several intergovernmental organisations and international courts, many of which are centred in The Hague, which is consequently dubbed 'the world's legal capital'. The country is a founding member of the European Union, Eurozone, G10, NATO, OECD, and WTO, as well as a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands, and the third busiest in Europe. The Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe. Amsterdam is the country's most populous city and nominal capital, while The Hague holds the seat of the States General, Cabinet and Supreme Court. The four largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish are recognised regional languages (spoken in the east and southeast respectively), while Dutch Sign Language, Sinte Romani, and Yiddish are recognised non-territorial languages. The country's official language is Dutch, with West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland, and English and Papiamento as secondary official languages in the Caribbean Netherlands. Further special municipalities: the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. In the Caribbean, it consists of the three constituent countries Aruba, CuraГ§ao and Sint Maarten, together forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

In Europe, the Netherlands consists of twelve provinces, bordering Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with those countries and the United Kingdom. It is the largest of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch: Nederland ( listen)), informally Holland, is a country located in Western Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. Note: Even though the European Netherlands are located within the UTCвђ longitudes, the country adopted UTC+01:00 ( Central European Time) as its standard time under German occupation on 2 November 1942, with a +0:40:28 offset (+1:40:28 during DST) from AmsterdamвЂ™s LMT (UTC+0:19:32).