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[[File:Flag_of_Netherlands.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of The Netherlands]]
The '''Netherlands''', also known informally as '''Holland''', and more properly as '''The Kingdom of the Netherlands'''. The name of the country in Dutch is ''Nederland''. The people are the ''Dutch'' and the language spoken is also ''Dutch''. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy situated in Europe. It is bordered south by Belgium, east by Germany and t northwest by the North Sea. The nation includes three islands in the Caribbean Sea.
The Netherlands have a population of about 18,000,000 of which about 5 percent are Muslim migrants.
The Netherlands are strong supporters of [[human rights]].
The Netherlands, unlike the English-speaking nations, has have never practiced [[circumcision]] of boys. Circumcision is rare in Holland except among ethnic minorities.
==Human rights==
|chapter=
|pages=465-98
|location=UtrectUtrecht
|publisher=Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)
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[[Category:Netherlands]]