Map illustrating the area in which Dutch is spoken.

While most people in the Netherlands speak Dutch language, there are also some recognized provincial languages and regional dialects. Wikibooks Cookbook has an article on Dutch cuisine Dutch cuisine is characterized by its somewhat limited diversity in relation to diner dishes, however it varies greatly from region to region. ... This article deals with the culture of the Netherlands. ... The Dutch have a code of etiquette, the code that governs the expectations of social behaviour, and it is considered very important. ... The population of the Netherlands is concentrated on a limited territory. ... Holidays in the Netherlands: Categories: | | ... The Politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy. ... The drug policy of the Netherlands is based on 2 principles: Drug use is a public health issue, not a criminal matter A distinction between hard drugs and soft drugs exists It is a pragmatic policy. ... In 2002 Netherlands legalized euthanasia. ... Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands. ... The Netherlands has allowed same-sex marriage since April 1, 2001. ... Image File history File links Dutcharea. ... Image File history File links Dutcharea. ... Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people, mainly in the Netherlands and Belgium. ...

The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch. It is spoken by almost all people in the Netherlands. Dutch is also spoken in Flanders and Surinam. It is a West Germanic, Low Franconian language that originated in the Early Middle Ages (c. 470) and was standardized in the 16th century. Frisian is spoken widely in and is the official language of the province of Friesland. Several dialects of Low Saxon (Nedersaksisch in Dutch) are spoken in much of the north and east and are recognised by the Netherlands as regional languages according to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Another Dutch dialect granted the status of regional language is Limburgish, which is spoken in the south-eastern province of [Limburg. Unrecognized regional dialects and languages include Brabantian, Gronings, Sallands, Stellingwarfs, Veluws and Zuid-Gelders. The Netherlands also has its separate Dutch Sign Language An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ... Flanders (Dutch: ) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; some prefer to call this the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians; a... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... Low Franconian is any of several West Germanic languages spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium, and South Africa. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The West Frisian language (Frysk) is a language spoken mostly in the province of Fryslân in the north of the Netherlands. ... The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the... Capital Leeuwarden Queens Commissioner drs. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Limburgian (Dutch: Limburgs, German: Limburgisch, French: Limbourgeois) is a group of Franconian varieties, spoken in the Limburg and Selfkant regions, near the common Dutch/Flemish(Belgium)/German border. ... Capital Maastricht Queens Commissioner L.J.P.M. (Leon) Frissen Religion (1999) Roman Catholic 80% Protestant 3% Area  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water   2,153 km² (9th) 56 km² Population (2005)  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Density 1,135,962 (6th) 528/km² (4th) Inclusion 1839 Anthem In t Bronsgroen Eikenhout ISO NL-LI Official website... Brabantian or Brabantic (Dutch: Brabants) is a dialect of the Dutch language spoken in Noord-Brabant and in the Belgian provinces of Antwerpen and Vlaams-Brabant and small parts in the west of Limburg. ... Gronings can equally be defined as a Low Saxon dialects spoken in the Netherlands province of Groningen and in some adjoining areas: one in Groningen city, four in the outlands (or Ommelanden), and Westerwolds. ... Sallands is the Dutch name for the local Low Saxon dialect of the region Salland, in the west of the province Overijssel, which is in the east of the Netherlands. ... Stellingwarfs is the form of the West Low German dialect of Westplatt spoken in Ooststellingwerf and Weststellingwerf in the Dutch province of Friesland. ... Veluws is a Low Saxon dialect from the Dutch province of Gelderland. ... Position of Zuid-Gelders (Marked dark Blue) within the Dutch speaking area Zuid-Gelders (Kleverlands) is the dialect of the Dutch language that is spoken in the Veluwezoom, around Nijmegen, in the Bommelerwaard, other areas of the Netherlands, and traditionally parts of Germany including Duisburg and partly Wuppertal up to... Dutch Sign Language (Nederlande Gebaren Taal or NGT) is the sign language used by deaf people in the Netherlands. ...

There is a tradition of learning foreign languages in the Netherlands: about 85% of the total population has basic knowledge of English, 55–60% of German and 25% of French.