Zeeland

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Province of Zeeland Provincie Zeeland (Dutch) Provincie Zeêland (Zeeuws) Zealand
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Mottoes:  Latin: Luctor et emergo, Dutch: Ik worstel en kom boven ("I struggle and emerge")
Anthem: "Zeeuws volkslied" ("Zeelandic anthem")
Location of Zeeland in the Netherlands
Topography map of Zeeland
Coordinates: 51°34′N 3°45′E / 51.567°N 3.750°E / 51.567; 3.750
Country	Netherlands
Capital	Middelburg
Largest city	Terneuzen
Government
• King's commissioner	Han Polman (D66)
• Council	States of Zeeland
Area  (2023)[1]
• Total	2,933 km2 (1,132 sq mi)
• Land	1,780 km2 (690 sq mi)
• Water	1,154 km2 (446 sq mi)
• Rank	8th
Population  (1 January 2023)[2]
• Total	391,124
• Rank	12th
• Density	220/km2 (600/sq mi)
• Rank	10th
Demonym	Zeeuw
GDP [3]
• Total	€15.874 billion
• Per capita	€41,600
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NL-ZE
HDI (2018)	0.906[4] very high · 10th
Website	Official website

Zeeland (Dutch: [ˈzeːlɑnt] ^ⓘ; Zeeuws: Zeêland [ˈzɪəlɑnt]; historical English exonym Zealand) is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the southwest of the country, borders North Brabant to the east, South Holland to the north, as well as the country of Belgium to the south and west. It consists of a number of islands and peninsulas (hence its name, meaning "Sealand") and a strip bordering the Flemish provinces of East and West Flanders. Its capital is Middelburg with a population of 48,544 as of November 2019,^[5] although the largest municipality in Zeeland is Terneuzen (population 54,589). Zeeland has two seaports: Vlissingen and Terneuzen. Its area is 2,933 square kilometres (1,132 sq mi), of which 1,154 square kilometres (446 sq mi) is water; it had a population of about 391,000 as of January 2023.^[2]

Large parts of Zeeland are below sea level. The last great flooding of the area was in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activity. In the summer, its beaches make it a popular destination for tourists, especially German tourists. In some areas, the population can be two to four times higher during the high summer season. The coat of arms of Zeeland shows a lion half-emerged from water, and the text luctor et emergo (Latin for "I struggle and emerge").^[6] The country of New Zealand was named after Zeeland after it was sighted by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman.