Netherlands

===Administrative divisions===
{{Main|Provinces of the Netherlands|Municipalities of the Netherlands|Water board (Netherlands)|Public body (Netherlands)|Caribbean Netherlands}}
[[File:Netherlands Map.svg|thumb|[[Provinces of the Netherlands|Provinces]] and [[Special municipality (Netherlands)|special municipalities]] of the Netherlands.]]

The Netherlands is divided into twelve provinces, each under a Commissioner of the King (''Commissaris van de Koning''), except for [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg province]] where the position is named Governor (''Gouverneur''). All provinces are divided into [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipalities]] (''gemeenten''), of which there are 403.<ref name=MUNICPS>{{cite web |url = http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/methoden/classificaties/overzicht/gemeentelijke-indeling/2014/default.htm |title = Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 2014 |trans_title = Municipalities on 1 January 2014 |language = Dutch |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 1 January 2014 |work = CBS Classifications |publisher = [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]] |accessdate = 7 January 2014}}</ref>

The country is also subdivided into 24 water districts, governed by a [[Water board (Netherlands)|water board]] (''waterschap'' or ''hoogheemraadschap''), each having authority in matters concerning water management.<ref name=WATER>{{cite web|url=http://www.uvw.nl/de-waterschappen.html|title=De waterschappen|language=Dutch|accessdate=7 June 2013}}{{dead link|date=April 2014}}</ref> The creation of water boards actually pre-dates that of the nation itself, the first appearing in 1196. The Dutch water boards are among the oldest democratic entities in the world still in existence.

The administrative structure on the 3 BES islands, also known as the [[Caribbean Netherlands]], is different. These islands have the status of ''openbare lichamen ([[Public body (Netherlands)|public bodies]])'' and are generally referred to as ''special municipalities''. They are not part of a province.<ref name=WOLBES>{{cite web|url=http://www.eerstekamer.nl/wetsvoorstel/31954_wet_openbare_lichamen|title=31.954, Wet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba|language=Dutch|publisher=Eerste kamer der Staten-Generaal|quote=De openbare lichamen vallen rechtstreeks onder het Rijk omdat zij geen deel uitmaken van een provincie.<br>"Through the establishment of the BES islands as public bodies, rather than communities, the BES islands' rules may deviate from the rules in the European part of the Netherlands. The Dutch legislation will be introduced gradually. The public bodies fall directly under the central government because they are not part of a province."|accessdate=15 October 2010}}</ref>

====Provinces====
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
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! style="width:40px;" class="unsortable"| [[Flag]]
! style="width:140px;"| Province
! style="width:115px;"| Capital
! style="width:80px;"| Largest city
! style="width:60px;"| Area<ref name="ProvArea">{{cite web|url=http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?VW=T&DM=SLNL&PA=70072ned&D1=224&D2=5-16&D3=l&HD=081103-1603&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2|language=Dutch|publisher=[[Statistics Netherlands]]|year=2007|accessdate=13 October 2007|title=Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland}}</ref><br> (km²)
! style="width:90px;"| Population<ref>{{cite web|url=http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=03759NED&D1=0&D2=129-132&D3=0,5-16,101-902&D4=21-22&HDR=T,G2&STB=G1,G3&VW=T|language=Dutch|publisher=[[Statistics Netherlands]]|year=2013|accessdate=31 October 2013|title=Bevolking; geslacht, leeftijd, burgerlijke staat en regio, 1 januari}}</ref><br><small>31-09-2013</small>
! style="width:80px;"|Density<br/>(per km²)
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag Drenthe.svg|27px]] || [[Drenthe]] || [[Assen]] ||<!-- Please DO NOT change the largest city of Drenthe to Emmen. What is intended here is the city proper; not the municipality. Assen city proper is larger than Emmen city proper although Emmen municipality is larger. --> [[Assen]] || style="text-align:right"|2,639|| style="text-align:right"|489,155|| style="text-align:right"|185
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flevolandflag.svg|27px]] || [[Flevoland]] || [[Lelystad]] || [[Almere]] || style="text-align:right"|1,415|| style="text-align:right"|399,825|| style="text-align:right"|282
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Frisian flag.svg|27px]] || [[Friesland]] || [[Leeuwarden]] || [[Leeuwarden]] || style="text-align:right"|3,340|| style="text-align:right"|646,401|| style="text-align:right"|194
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Gelderland-Flag.svg|27px]] || [[Gelderland]] || [[Arnhem]] || [[Nijmegen]] || style="text-align:right"|4,970|| style="text-align:right"|2,019,196|| style="text-align:right"|406
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag Groningen.svg|27px]] || [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]] || [[Groningen (city)|Groningen]] || [[Groningen (city)|Groningen]] || style="text-align:right"|2,325|| style="text-align:right"|582,908|| style="text-align:right"|251
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:NL-LimburgVlag.svg|27px]] || [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]] || [[Maastricht]] || [[Maastricht]] || style="text-align:right"|2,150|| style="text-align:right"|1,120,332|| style="text-align:right"|521
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:North Brabant-Flag.svg|27px]] || [[North Brabant]]|| [['s-Hertogenbosch]]<!-- spelled this way for table-aesthetic reasons--> || [[Eindhoven]] || style="text-align:right"|4,914|| style="text-align:right"|2,478,687|| style="text-align:right"|504
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag North-Holland, Netherlands.svg|27px]] || [[North Holland]] || [[Haarlem]] || [[Amsterdam]] || style="text-align:right"|2,665|| style="text-align:right"|2,737,540|| style="text-align:right"|1,027
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| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag Overijssel.svg|27px]] || [[Overijssel]] || [[Zwolle]] || [[Enschede]] || style="text-align:right"|3,324|| style="text-align:right"|1,139,462|| style="text-align:right"|343
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Utrecht (province)-Flag.svg|27px]] || [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]] || [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]] || [[Utrecht]] || style="text-align:right"|1,383|| style="text-align:right"|1,251,266|| style="text-align:right"|905
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag of Zeeland.svg|27px]] || [[Zeeland]] || [[Middelburg]] || [[Middelburg]] || style="text-align:right"|1,784|| style="text-align:right"|380,864|| style="text-align:right"|213
|-
| style="text-align:center"|[[File:Flag Zuid-Holland.svg|27px]] || [[South Holland]] || [[The Hague]] || [[Rotterdam]] || style="text-align:right"|2,808|| style="text-align:right"|3,572,409|| style="text-align:right"|1,272
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| Total
! style="text-align:right;"| 33,718
! style="text-align:right;"| 16,818,045
! style="text-align:right;"| 499
|}
|}

====Special municipalities====
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
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! style="width:40px;" class="unsortable"| [[Flag]]
! style="width:140px;"| Name
! style="width:115px;"| Capital
! style="width:80px;"| Largest city
! style="width:60px;"| Area<ref name="BESArea">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.an/area_climate/area_a1.asp|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20110706074026/http://www.cbs.an/area_climate/area_a1.asp|archivedate=6 July 2011|publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics (Netherlands Antilles)|year=2010|accessdate=11 June 2013|title=Statistical Info: Area and Climate}}{{dead link|date=April 2014}}</ref><br> (km²)
! style="width:90px;"| Population<ref>{{cite web|url=http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=80539ned&D1=0-1,9-10&D2=a&D3=a&HDR=T&STB=G1,G2&CHARTTYPE=1&VW=T|publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics|year=2012|accessdate=18 October 2013|title=Bevolkingsontwikkeling Caribisch Nederland; geboorte, sterfte, migratie|language=Dutch}}</ref><br><small>31-12-2012</small>
! style="width:80px;"|Density<br/>(per km²)
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Bonaire|size=27px}} || [[Bonaire]] || [[Kralendijk]] || [[Kralendijk]] || style="text-align:right"|288|| style="text-align:right"|17,408|| style="text-align:right"|60
|-
| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Sint Eustatius|size=27px}} || [[Sint Eustatius]] || [[Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius|Oranjestad]] || [[Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius|Oranjestad]] || style="text-align:right"|21|| style="text-align:right"|3,897|| style="text-align:right"|186
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| style="text-align:center"|{{flagicon|Saba|size=27px}} || [[Saba]] || [[The Bottom]] || [[The Bottom]] || style="text-align:right"|13|| style="text-align:right"|1,991|| style="text-align:right"|153
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| Total
! style="text-align:right;"| 322
! style="text-align:right;"| 23,296
! style="text-align:right;"| 72
|}
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