Zeeland

:For the South Pacific country, named after the province, see New Zealand; (some notes on how New Zealand got its name are underneath).

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:For the Danish Island, see Zealand.

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:For the U.S. towns of Zeeland see Zeeland, Michigan and Zeeland, North Dakota respectively.

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Zeeland is a province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands (hence its name, meaning "sea-land") and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. Its population is about 380,000 and its area is about 2930 km?, of which almost 1140 km? is water.

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Large parts of Zeeland are below sealevel. The last great flooding of the area was in 1953.

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Tourism is an important economic activity. Its sunny beaches make it a popular holiday destination in the summer. Most tourists are Germans. In some areas, the population quadruples in the summer.

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The coat of arms of Zeeland shows a lion half-emerged from water, and the text "luctor et emergo" (Latin for "I struggle and I emerge" (referring to land reclamation)).

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Zeeland, Michigan: For the town of Zeeland in North Dakota, see Zeeland, North Dakota....

Zeeland, North Dakota: For the town of Zeeland in Michigan, see Zeeland, Michigan....

Netherlands: The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:d?rlant/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.(Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional m...

Zeeland related Images and Photos (experimental)

Flushing in the Province of Zeeland