RE: the Netherlands vs. The Netherlands

["Johan Hiemstra" <webmaster -at- techexams -dot- net>]

Hi,


The correct spelling of the 'name' (not term...) is The Netherlands. Writing
it without the cap in The is simply incorrect.

Johan Hiemstra
The Netherlands :)


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> Subject: the Netherlands vs. The Netherlands
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a question in relation to the correct spelling of the term "The
> Netherlands". If the word "The" is at the start of a sentence there is no
> ambiguity but if it occurs mid-sentence I am seeing conflicting opinions
> as to whether it should be "...of the Netherlands" or "...of The
> Netherlands".
> 
> Would anybody be able to advise?
> 
> I apologise if this seems like a very basic question, but I am unable to
> find a conclusive answer on sites such as the ISO list of country names
> (http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-
> lists/list-en1.html),
> and indeed searching various websites throws up a mixture of both
> capitalisation and non-capitalisation so it would seem I am not the only
> one who is unsure.
> 
> Wiktionary says that the proper noun is "the Netherlands"
> (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dutch) and indeed the Wikipedia naming
> conventions page indicates "of the Netherlands" and "of The Gambia" so it
> would seem that Wikipedia acknowledges that some countries can have the
> definite article capitalised mid-sentence, but not the Netherlands.
> 
> I guess my question becomes how authoritative a source is Wikipedia?
> 
> The official title seems to be "Kingdom of the Netherlands" (rather than
> "Kingdom of The Netherlands") so it would follow that it should be "...of
> the Netherlands". However sites such as Ethnologue omit the definite
> article and refer to terms such as "Languages of Netherlands" - see
> http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=NL
> 
> Thanks,
> Thomas.
> 
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