Provinces o the Netherlands
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A Dutch province represents the admeenistrative layer in atween the naitional govrenment an the local municipalities, haein the responsibility for matters o subnaitional or regional importance. The govrenment o each province consists o three major pairts: the Provinciale Staten which is the provincial parliament electit ivery fower year. Electit frae its members are the Gedeputeerde Staten, a college chairgit wi maist executive tasks, presidit bi the Commissaris van de Koningin appointit bi the Croun.
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Diveesion
The modren-day Netherlands is dividit intae twal provinces (provincies in Dutch) an three owerseas public bodies (openbare lichamen, cried "special municipalities" as they are no pairt o a province an aw).
Regions an their caipitals
The twal provinces are leetit belaw wi their caipital ceety:
- ^ An aw, though no officeeally, abbreviatit as Den Bosch.
- ^ Dutch: Den Haag, offeecially an aw: 's-Gravenhage.
Public bodies o the Netherlands
The three public bodies o the Bonaire, Sint Eustatius an Saba, became pairt o the Netherlands proper on 10 October 2010, but are no pairt o ony province.[1]
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See an aw
- ISO 3166-2:NL
- Table o admeenistrative diveesions bi kintra
- Rankit leet o Dutch provinces
- Flags o provinces o the Netherlands
- Coats o airms o provinces o the Netherlands
- Provincial politics in the Netherlands
References
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