[The Face of Dutch]

The Netherlands ("Holland") in Europe

[a map showing Holland in Europe]

What's 'wrong' with this map?
It's from 1987, before the collapse and break-up of the Soviet Union, the re-unification of Germany, and the splitting up of Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia..

The Netherlands in The World - Names of Foreign Lands
Historical Maps of The Netherlands ("Holland")

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Europa click to hear Europe
Nederland click to hear Holland
Engeland click to hear England
Schotland click to hear Scotland
Ierland click to hear Ireland, Eire
Finland click to hear Finland
Noorwegen click to hear Norway
Zweden click to hear Sweden
Denemarken click to hear Denmark
IJsland click to hear Iceland
Rusland click to hear Russia
De Sovjetunie click to hear The Soviet Union
Estland click to hear Estonia
Letland click to hear Latvia
Litouwen click to hear Lithuania
Polen click to hear Poland
Oekraïne click to hear Ukraine
Duitsland click to hear Germany
Frankrijk click to hear France
Zwitserland click to hear Switzerland
Oostenrijk click to hear Austria
Tsjechië click to hear The Czech Republic
Slowakije click to hear Slovakia
Tsjechoslowakije click to hear Czechoslovakia
Hongarije click to hear Hungary
Roemenië click to hear Rumania
Bulgarije click to hear Bulgaria
Griekenland click to hear Greece
Macedonië click to hear Macedonia
Servië click to hear Serbia
Kroatië click to hear Croatia
Slovenië click to hear Slovenia
Joegoslavië click to hear Yugoslavia
Italië click to hear Italy
Spanje click to hear Spain
Portugal click to hear Portugal

De Noordzee click to hear 2 The North Sea
De Atlantische Oceaan click to hear 2 The Atlantic Ocean
De Oostzee click to hear 2 The Baltic Sea
Het Kanaal click to hear 2 The English Channel
Het Nauw van Calais click to hear 2 The Narrows of Calais, The Straits of Dover
De Golf van Biskaje click to hear 2 The Gulf of Biscay
De Straat van Gibraltar click to hear 2 The Straits of Gibraltar
De Middellandse Zee click to hear The Mediterranean Sea