Friesland
Friesland (pronooncit /ˈfɹiːzlənd/ (
listen); Dutch: [ˈfrislɑnt]; Wast Frisian: Fryslân, [frislɔ̃ːn]), heestorically kent as Frisie, is a province in the north o the Netherlands an pairt o the auncient, lairger region o Frisie.
Friesland Fryslân | |
|---|---|
 Banner  Coat airms | |
| Anthem: De âlde Friezen | |
 Location of Friesland in the Netherlands | |
| Kintra | Netherlands |
| Caipital | Leeuwarden |
| Govrenment | |
| • Queen's Commissioner | Arno Brok (VVD) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 3,349 km2 (1,293 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2,392 km2 (924 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 3rd |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Land | 646,305 |
| • Rank | 8t |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 11t |
| ISO 3166 code | NL-FY |
| Religion (2005) | Protestant 30% Roman Catholic 6% Muslim 2% |
| Website | www.fryslan.nl |
Till the end o 1996, the province bore Friesland as its offeecial name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its offeecial status tae the Frisie Fryslân. Housomeiver, Friesland remains in common uisage, bein the Dutch name for the province.
Friesland haes 646,000 indwallers (2010) an its caipital is Leeuwarden (Wast Frisie: Ljouwert), wi 91,817 indwallers, in the centre o the province.
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- Wabsteid o visitFryslân.nl Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Wabsteid o the province