Frisian realm
| Frisia | |
 Frisia in Northwestern Europe
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| Stateless nation | Frisians |
| Independence | None* |
| Area | 13,482.73 km2 (5,205.71 sq mi) |
| Population | ± 2,655,391
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| Density | 197/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Languages |
West Frisian North Frisian East Frisian Low Saxon (Friso-Saxon) Dutch (West Frisian Dutch, Stadsfries) German Danish |
| Main religion | Protestant |
| Time zone • Summer |
CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
| Internet TLD | .frl |
| * Integrated parts of the Netherlands and Germany respectively, but with varying degrees of autonomy for the Frisian population. | |
Coordinates: 53°15′00″N 7°00′00″E / 53.25000°N 7.00000°E
Frisia (West Frisian: Fryslân; Dutch: Friesland) is a coastal region along the southeastern corner of the North Sea in what today is mostly a large part of the Netherlands, including modern Friesland, and smaller parts of northern Germany. Frisia is the traditional homeland of the Frisians, a Germanic people that speaks Frisian languages, which together with English and Scots form the Anglo-Frisian language group.
The names for Frisia in the local languages are:
When the French occupied the Netherlands, the name for the Frisian department was Frise. In English, both terms, Frisia and Friesland are used.
Frisia is commonly divided into three sections:
The three groups of the Frisian Islands (the West, East and North Frisian Islands) stretch more or less correspondingly along these three sections of the German Bight coast.
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