which country is consisting of 10 provinces and 3 territories .
Netherlands may also mean : Kingdom of the Netherlands , consisting of the countries Aruba , Curaçao , Sint Maarten and the Netherlands The geographical region of the Low Countries , roughly covering the modern countries of the Netherlands , Belgium and Luxemburg , as well as part of north - eastern France Various entities in the history of the region : * Burgundian Netherlands ( 1384–1477 ) * The Seventeen Provinces ( 1477–1581 ) , as inherited by the Habsburgs from the Burgundians * United Provinces ( Low Countries ) ( 1581–1794 ) , which revolted against Habsburg rule and constituted the predecessor of the current " Kingdom of the Netherlands'country " * Southern Netherlands ( 1581–1795 ) , which remained under Habsburg rule , roughly corresponding to modern Belgium and Luxemburg , more specifically : * Spanish Netherlands ( 1556–1713 ) * Southern Netherlands or Austrian Netherlands ( 1713–1794 ) * United Kingdom of the Netherlands ( 1815–1830 ) uniting the " United Provinces " and the " Southern Netherlands " under Dutch rule .