The Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces: North Brabant, the capital of which is Hertogenbosch; Drenthe, the capital of which is Assen; Friesland, capital Leeuwarden; Guelderland, capital Arnhem; Groningen, capital Groningen; North Holland, capital Amsterdam; South Holland, The Hague; Limburg, Maastricht; Overijssel, capital Zwolle; Utrecht, capital Utrecht; Zeeland, capital Middleburg and the youngest province Flevoland, founded in 1986, with the capital Lelystad. |