Northern Low Countries.

About Northern Low Countries

North Netherlands is a subdivision of Netherlands as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the four classified NUTS-1 statistical regions of Netherlands. The region incorporates the northern parts of the country, and encompasses an area of 11,389 km2 (4,397 sq mi) and had a population of over 1.83 million inhabitants. The region has a long coastline along the North Sea to the west and shares an international border with Belgium to the south. It incorporates three provinces – Drenthe, Friesland, and Groningen. It encompasses the urban agglomeration of the capital Amsterdam.