Netherlands
Kingdom of The Netherlands
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About Netherlands
The Netherlands is a small country on the North Sea and one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world. It is famous for its dikes, canals, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips, cheese, Delftware pottery, bicycles, skating and social tolerance.
The Netherlands capital city, Amsterdam, reminds of its fabulous cultural heritage tracing back to the 1600s, when the Netherlands dominated the world both economically and culturally. The Dutch East India Company established trading links with the East and West Indies bringing back an abundance of merchandise and cultural influences. Famous are the Dutch Masters of the Golden Age- Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Jan Vermeer with their paintings hanging from the walls of the cities’ numerous museums and galleries.
The Netherlands however is far more than just its capital, with impressive cities like Utrecht, Delft, Arnhem, The Hague and Rotterdam. Rotterdam has picked itself up from almost total devastation in World War II to emerge as one of the world’s biggest port.
Top destinations in Netherlands
Cities in Netherlands
- Alkmaar
- Almelo
- Almere
- Alphen aan de Rijn
- Amersfoort
- Amstelveen
- Amsterdam
- Apeldoorn
- Arnhem
- Assen
- Bergeijk
- Bergen op Zoom
- Breda
- Coevorden
- Delft
- Delfzijl
- Den Helder
- Deventer
- Doetichem
- Dordrecht
- Drachten
- Dronten
- Edam
- Ede
- Eindhoven
- Emmen
- Enkhuizen
- Enschede
- Epe
- Geleen
- Giethoorn
- Gorichem
- Gouda
- Groenlo
- Groningen
- Haarlem
- Harderwijk
- Harlingen
- Hattem
- Heereveen
- Heerlen
- Hengelo
- Hilvarenbeek
- Hilversum
- Hoenderloo
- Hoogeveen
- Hoorn
- Kampen
- Kerkrade
- Leeuwarden
- Leiden
- Lelystad
- Maastricht
- Meppel
- Middelburg
- Nijmegen
- Roermond
- Roosendaal
- Rotterdam
- Rozendaal
- Sittard
- Sneek
- Terneuzen
- The Hague
- Tiel
- Tilburg
- Urk
- Utrecht
- Valkenburg
- Venlo
- Vlissingen
- Wageningen
- Weert
- Woerden
- Zeist
- Zutphen
- Zwolle
- s-Hertogenbosch
General information
- Capital: Amsterdam
- Language: Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
- Climate: Temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
- Timezone: UTC +1
- Currency: Euro (€)
- Electricity plugs: c f (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 16,407,491 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +31
- Toplevel domain .nl
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Good to know
Traditionally The Netherlands have been a pragmatic nation of merchants and traders, and very internationally oriented.They have a very homogeneous society with amongst the world most liberal views and policies on recreational drugs, prostitution, homo sexuality and euthanasia.
The Dutch love affair with bikes gives plenty of opportunity to discover this flat country on two wheels. You can rent almost anything from a normal touring bike to a speedy recumbent bike. Take your kids on in a comfortable wagon attached to the rear.
Religion: Roman Catholic, Dutch Reformed, Calvinist, Muslim, none(majority).
National holiday: Queen's Day, 30 April.
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