Off-topic, but it really is `the Netherlands`; not unlike "the United Kingdom".
As Dutchmen myself, I too often see software doing this wrong, which is why I mention it here; in dropdowns, validations, invoices etc. When you design a "country dropdown", its `the Netherlands`, and it comes after `Nepal` and before `Netherlands Antilles`, and it should be highlighted when someone types `net`. Often one can "solve" the sorting by moving the `the` to the back: `Netherlands, the`, `United Kingdom, the`, though that's a bit of a hack more than an actual solution.