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Friesland

Administration

Full name	Friesland
Native name
Native name lang	nl
Settlement type	Province
Anthem	De âlde Friezen
Country	Netherlands
Government
Capital	Leeuwarden
Queen's Commissioner	John Jorritsma
Geography
Total Area	1292.7 sq mi (3349 km2)
Water Area	923.3 sq mi (2392 km2)
Area rank	3rd
Demography
Total Population	646305 (8th) (2010)
Density (pop.)	auto/km² (11th) (0/sq mi)
Other information
ISO 3166 code	NL-FY
Religion (2005)	Protestant 30% Roman Catholic 6% Muslim 2%

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Friesland ( , , ; -nlˈfris.lɑnt) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.

Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân. Nevertheless, Friesland remains in common usage, being the Dutch (and English) name for the province.

Friesland has 646,000 inhabitants (2010) and its capital is Leeuwarden (W.Frisian: Ljouwert), with 91,817 inhabitants, in the center of the province.

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