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{{Short description|Dutch language regulator}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2011}} {{Infobox geopolitical organization | name = ''Dutch Language Union'' | native_name = {{native name|nl|Nederlandse Taalunie|icon=no}} | linking_name = the Dutch Language Union | symbol_type = Logo | image_symbol = Logo of the Dutch Language Union.svg | image_map = Nederlandse Taalunie.svg | map_caption = A map showing the member states of the Dutch Language Union (red) | membership_type = Membership | membership = {{ublist|[[Belgium]]|[[Netherlands]]|[[Suriname]]}} | admin_center_type = Headquarters | admin_center = [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]]<br />[[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] | languages_type = Official language | languages = [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ([[Standard Dutch]]) | leader_title1 = {{nowrap|[[Secretary (title)#Secretary-general|Secretary-general]]}} | leader_name1 = Kris Van de Poel | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | established_event1 = Treaty | established_date1 = 9 September 1980 | area_km2 = | area_sq_mi = | area_rank = | population_estimate = {{nowrap|~25 million}} | population_estimate_year = 2022 | population_estimate_rank = | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | GDP_PPP = | GDP_PPP_year = | GDP_PPP_rank = | GDP_PPP_per_capita = | GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = | GDP_nominal = | GDP_nominal_year = | GDP_nominal_rank = | GDP_nominal_per_capita = | GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = | official_website = {{URL | https://taalunie.org/}} | footnotes = }} The '''Dutch Language Union''' ({{langx|nl|Nederlandse Taalunie}} {{IPA|nl|ˈneːdərlɑntsə ˈtaːlˌyni||Nl-Nederlandse Taalunie.ogg}}, NTU) is an international regulatory institution that governs issues regarding the [[Dutch language]]. It is best known for its spelling reforms which are promulgated by member states, grammar books, the [[Word list of the Dutch language|Green Booklet]] and its support of Dutch language courses and studies worldwide. It was founded on a treaty concluded between the [[Netherlands]] and [[Belgium]] (in respect of the [[Flemish Community]]) on 9 September 1980. [[Suriname]] has been an associate member of the ''Taalunie'' since 2004.
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