b>Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; Papiamento: Reino Hulandes) is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as countries, and participate on a basis of equality as partners in the Kingdom. In practice, however, most of the Kingdom affairs are administered by the Netherlands (which comprises roughly 98% of the Kingdom's land area and population) on behalf of the entire Kingdom, with Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten being dependent on the Netherlands.
The country of the Netherlands is located in Europe, except for its three special municipalities that are located in the Caribbean. Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten are located in the Caribbean as well.
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