ures ▁us u elles . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Vienna ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁which ▁included ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁Luxemb ourg ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁buffer ▁state ▁against ▁France . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Royal ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁( K oning k lijk ▁bes l uit ▁van ▁den ▁ 2 7 ▁Ma art ▁ 1 8 1 7 ), ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁abandoned ▁the ▁mes ures ▁us u elles ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁" D utch " ▁metric ▁system ▁( N eder lands ▁met r isch ▁st els el ) ▁in ▁which ▁metric ▁units ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁units ▁of ▁measure ▁that ▁were ▁then ▁in ▁use . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁include : ▁ ▁L ength ▁ 1 ▁mij l ▁( mile ) ▁= ▁ 1 ▁kilomet re ▁( 1 ▁stat ute ▁mile ▁= ▁ 1 . 6 0 9   km ) ▁ 1 ▁ro ede ▁( ro od ) ▁= ▁ 1 0 ▁metres ▁ 1 ▁el ▁( ell ) ▁= ▁ 1 ▁met re ▁( 1 ▁English ▁ell ▁of ▁ 4 5   in ▁= ▁ 1 . 1 4 3   m ) ▁ 1 ▁pal m ▁( hand ) ▁ ▁= ▁ 1 0 ▁cent imet res ▁( 1 ▁English ▁hand ▁= ▁ 1 0 . 1 6   cm ) ▁ 1 ▁du im ▁( inch ) ▁= ▁ 1 ▁cent imet re ▁( 1 ▁in