How this list was compiled: Items made on 2026-09-26; names, ids and accepted spellings are Natural Earth's. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)
The drawing: Drawn for this site from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_1_states_provinces.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Surrounding land from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_admin_0_countries (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_admin_0_countries.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Capitals from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_populated_places_simple (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_populated_places_simple.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Water cut out of the shapes from Natural Earth 5.1.2, ne_10m_lakes (scale 1:10,000,000), https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvkelso/natural-earth-vector/v5.1.2/geojson/ne_10m_lakes.geojson, downloaded 2026-09-19. Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection centred on 52.2°N 5.5°E. Outlines simplified; small islands are left out. Licence: public domain (Natural Earth terms of use: https://www.naturalearthdata.com/about/terms-of-use/)
How it works
This Netherlands outline map shows its twelve provinces, from Groningen and Friesland in the north to Zeeland and Limburg in the south. Switch Borders off for the plain outline with no province lines.
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Blank, numbered or named
The sheet opens blank. Choose Numbered to put a number on each of the 12 provinces of the Netherlands, or Named for their names, then press Print this map; the answer key prints on its own sheet.
The newest province
Flevoland, in the middle of the country, is land reclaimed from the sea and became the twelfth province in 1986. Utrecht is the smallest province. The Caribbean islands of the Kingdom are not drawn. Zeeland, in the south-west, is mostly islands and peninsulas.
Amsterdam is the capital, in North Holland, but the government sits in The Hague, in South Holland. Ask students to mark both.
Questions and answers
How many provinces does the Netherlands have?
Twelve, since Flevoland became a province in 1986. All twelve are numbered on this map.
What is the difference between Holland and the Netherlands?
Holland is two provinces, North Holland and South Holland, on the west coast. The Netherlands is the whole country of twelve provinces.
Are Aruba and Curaçao on the map?
No. They are countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, far away in the Caribbean, not provinces.