The Netherlands as a geographic term includes former colonies, and the term "people" refers both to people born in the Netherlands and its former colonies, and also to people born elsewhere but active in the Netherlands and its former colonies.
Belanda sebagai istilah geografis mencakup bekas koloni, dan istilah "orang" merujuk pada orang-orang yang lahir di Belanda dan bekas jajahannya, dan juga orang-orang yang lahir di tempat lain namun aktif di Belanda dan bekas koloninya.