Friesland Province, Netherlands
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Friesland Fryslân (West Frisian) |
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| Province of the Netherlands | |||
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| Anthem: "De Alde Friezen" "The Old Frisians" |
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 Location of Friesland in the Netherlands |
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| Coordinates: 53°8′N 5°49′E / 53.133°N 5.817°ECoordinates: 53°8′N 5°49′E / 53.133°N 5.817°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Capital | Leeuwarden (Ljouwert) | ||
| Government | |||
| • King's Commissioner | Arno Brok (VVD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 3,250 km2 (1,250 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 2,100 km2 (800 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 3rd | ||
| Population (August 2015) | |||
| • Land | 646,092 | ||
| • Rank | 8th | ||
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 11th | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NL-FR | ||
| Religion (2005) |
Protestant 30% Roman Catholic 6% Muslim 2% |
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| Website | www.fryslan.frl | ||
Friesland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrislɑnt] (
listen); official, West Frisian: Fryslân [ˈfrislɔːn] ( listen)), also historically known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the northern part of the country. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea. In 2015, the province had a population of 646,092 and a total area of 5,100 km2 (2,000 sq mi).
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