RE: the Netherlands vs. The Netherlands

["Keith Hansen" <KRH -at- weiland-wfg -dot- com>]

<<The name of my country (in English) is 'The Netherlands'. "The" is
part of the name itself. It's derived from 'the low lands', long before
we became a kingdom.>>

However, I have heard that the following are correct:

* Just "Ukraine" not "the Ukraine"

* Just "Sudan" not "the Sudan"

Can anyone confirm?  English speakers frequently place "the" (all lower
case) before the names of these countries.  Always wondered why...

Keith

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