Netherlands
CapitalsAmsterdam(constitutional capital), The Hague(seat of government)
Official languagesDutch
RegionEurope
SubregionWestern Europe
Shape
Europe · Western Europe
Outline not to scale
About the flag
The Dutch flag is three equal horizontal bands of red, white and blue. It descends from the orange, white and blue Prince's Flag of William of Orange in the 16th-century revolt against Spain; the orange band gradually became red. It is one of the oldest tricolours still in use, and its colours were officially fixed in 1937.
Often confused with
Same red, white and blue order, but Luxembourg's blue is a light sky blue and its flag is longer.
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