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The Netherlands ( i / ˈ n ɛ ð ər l ə n d z / ; Dutch : Nederland [ˈneːdərˌlɑnt] ) is the main " constituent country " ( Dutch : land ) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . It is a small, densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, sharing maritime borders with Belgium, the United Kingdom and Germany. The largest and most important
"Netherlands" literally means " lower countries ", influenced by its low land and flat geography, with only about 50% of its land exceeding one metre above sea level . Most of the areas below sea level are man-made. Since the late 16th century, large areas ( polders ) have been reclaimed from the sea and lakes, amounting to nearly 17% of the country's current land mass.
In European elections , the Netherlands is a constituency of the European Parliament , currently represented by twenty-six MEPs . It covers the member state of the Netherlands . Until 2009 , it excluded the Dutch in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba .