A HUNDRED TULIPS: Introduction

Are The Netherlands and Holland the same?

The Difference between Holland and the Netherlands:
The correct name for this tulip growing and ocean conquering nation is the Netherlands.
The general regio includes:

·The Dutch Republic
·The United States of Belgium
·The Kingdom of Holland

The Netherlands is divided into twelve provinces:

·Groningen

·Drenthe

·Overjissel

·Gelderland

·Limburg

·Brabant

·Zeeland

·Friesland

·Flevoland

·Utrecht, and here's the confusion:

·Noord (North) Holland

·Zuid (South) Holland

These provinces make calling the Netherlands "Holland". The two Hollands are the most populated provinces.

Confusion continues: People who live in the Hollands are called Hollanders, but all citizens of the Netherlands are called Dutch as their language.

To sum up: This country is the Netherlands, its pepole are Dutch, they speak Dutch. There is no country called Holland, but there are provinces of North and South Holland