2004) was Queen oftheNetherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980. Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin...
(in 1779) joined the colonies against Britain. Meanwhile, theNetherlands, which provided both official recognition ofthe United States and financial support...
chairing the meetings ofthe North Atlantic Council and most major committeesofthe alliance, with the notable exception ofthe NATO Military Committee, as...
1849) was King oftheNetherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. William II was the son of William I and Wilhelmine of Prussia. When his...
The 205 listedstates can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly...
Staats-Vlaanderen, meaning "governed by theStatesGeneral". Each of these "Netherlands" had a high degree of autonomy, cooperating with each other mainly...
parties in theNetherlands. The country has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which any one party has little chance of gaining power...
in the UN General Assembly. The Charter ofthe United Nations defines the rules for admission of member states. Membership is open to all states which...
The Supreme Court oftheNetherlands (Dutch: Hoge Raad der Nederlanden [ˈɦoːɣə raːdər ˈneːdərlɑndə(n)] or simply Hoge Raad), officially the High Council...
affiliations can affect the electability ofthe presidents ofthe United States and shape their stances on policy matters and their visions of society and also...
gemeenten) in theNetherlands. The latter is the status of three ofthe six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level...
The president ofthe United Nations General Assembly is a position voted by representatives in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a yearly...
The Communist Party oftheNetherlands (Dutch: Communistische Partij Nederland, Dutch pronunciation: [kɔmyˈnɪstisə pɑrˈtɛi ˈneːdərlɑnt], CPN) was a communist...
well. TheNetherlands does not have a traditional separation of powers; according to the Constitution, theStatesGeneral and the government (the monarch...
while the constituent countries ofthe Kingdom oftheNetherlands are considered separately. In addition, this list includes certain states with limited...
least one-tenth ofcommittee members object, committees can also pass legislation back to the commission without amendments. Committees are also able to...
ofthe Council of State Appointed as Minister without Portfolio for Foreign Affairs Appointed as European Commissioner Appointed as Secretary General...
documents governing the Kingdom oftheNetherlands as well as the fundamental law ofthe European territory ofthe Kingdom oftheNetherlands. It is generally...
The minister of defence (Dutch: Minister van Defensie) is the head ofthe Ministry of Defence and a member ofthe Cabinet and the Council of Ministers...
countries ofthe Kingdom oftheNetherlands. TheNetherlands consists of twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with...
Global Information![Azure, billetty Or a lion with a coronet Or armed and langued Gules holding in his dexter paw a sword Argent hilted Or and in the sinister paw seven arrows Argent pointed and bound together Or. [The seven arrows stand for the seven provinces of the Union of Utrecht.] The shield is crowned with the (Dutch) royal crown and supported by two lions Or armed and langued gules. They stand on a scroll Azure with the text (Or) "Je Maintiendrai" (French for "I will maintain".)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/State_coat_of_arms_of_the_Netherlands.svg/150px-State_coat_of_arms_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png)
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