It's divided in 12 provinces and at the moment 418 municipalities.
Island of Saint Martin (or Marteen), at the Caribbean. The island is divided between France and Holland.
"Holland" is a region of the Netherlands. The Holland region is the area inbetween Rotterdam and the peninsula above Amsterdam. These days, it's divided into two provinces, North Holland and South Holland.
Holland is divided up into provinces and each province also has it's capital city. Amsterdam is in North-Holland, of which it is the capital as well as being the capital of the country.
Actually, holland did not used to be the name of the country. It was the name of the province that lies in the west of present Holland. The country itself was called the United Netherlands. But all the trade and exploring commenced in the province of Holland, so when traders went to other countries and said they were from 'Holland' The others thought that was the name of the country. It kinda grew on us. The name 'Holland' itself for the province most likely comes from the vikings after fighting several wars with them. Interesting fact, The province Holland is now divided in two separate provinces. South-Holland and North-Holland.
The provincy of Holland in the Netherlands was divided into two in 1840 after also being separate departments (Maasland and Amstelland) prior to occupation by France in 1810.The capital of North Holland (Noord-Holland) is Haarlem.The capital of South Holland (Zuid-Holland) is The Hague(Das Haag).The NetherlandsThe name Holland is sometimes used to mean the entire country of the Netherlands. Amsterdam (in North Holland) is the largest city and capital of the country, and The Hague (in South Holland) is the seat of government.Amsterdam (The political capital is The Hague, this is where the government is settled))
Hi, it isnt, The Netherlands has 12 "states" Actually, while the Netherlands has twelve provinces, not states, two of them began as one county, Holland, which was originally known as West Frisia. The Frisian counts of Holland ruled until around 1300, by which time they also ruled Zeeland, and the Counts of Hainaut succeeded them as Counts of Holland and Zeeland. Eventually, Holland became part of the Hapsburg possessions and rebelled against its last count, Philip II of Spain. The province, which contained both Amsterdam (the seat of government) and The Hague (the seat of the States-General), was divided into North Holland and South Holland in 1830 after Belgium rebelled to separate itself from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Holland is a region of the Netherlands that is divided into two provinces, North and South Holland. As provinces, they are bordered by Zeeland, North Brabant, Utrecht, and Flevoland. As a country, the Netherlands is bordered to the North by the North Sea, to the West by Belgium, and to the South and the East by Germany.
A hemisphere is half of any sphere. The earth can be divided into several - most usually the Northern/Southern hemispheres and the Eastern/Western hemispheres. As a European country, The Netherlands (the 'proper' name for Holland) is in both the Northern hemisphere and the Western hemisphere.
There is a city named Holland in Michigan, U.S.A. However, the city of Holland, Michigan, is named for Holland, which is a region of the Netherlands. The name "Holland" is often used as a shorthand for the entire country of the Netherlands.
No, Damien Holland's father if Richard Holland, married to Chaka Khan.
The Holland Tunnel was named after Clifford Holland the man who was the designer of the Holland Tunnel. Clifford Holland had died before the Holland Tunnel was even finished.
Glenne Headly played Iris Holland (Mrs. Holland) in "Mr. Holland's Opus".