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 Begijnhof in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Begijnhof is a group of historic buildings and one of the oldest inner courts in the city of Amsterdam. Image: Dietmar Rabich |
 Location map of Netherlands Border countries are Belgium, and Germany. The country also shares maritime borders with France and the United Kingdom. European Netherlands is a low-lying country with around a quarter of its territory at or below sea level, it covers an area of 41,543 km² making it just slightly larger than Switzerland (41,285 km²) or half the size of the U.S. state of South Carolina. Dutch Dependencies were the Caribbean islands of Aruba, and the Netherlands Antilles. On 10 October 2010 the Netherlands Antilles has been dissolved and its constituent islands have acquired a new status, Curaçao and St Maarten are now autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba have become special municipalities. The Kingdom has a population of 16,785,000 (est. May 2013), capital and largest city is Amsterdam; seat of government is in the city of The Hague (Den Haag). Spoken language is Dutch (official), recognized regional languages are West Frisian (in Friesland), Papiamento (in Bonaire), and English (in Sint Eustatius and Saba).  |
Netherlands | Koninkrijk der Nederlanden |
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Background: After centuries of foreign rules by the Romans, Franks, Burgunds, Habsburgs, and Spaniards in 1648 the Dutch Republic became a free and sovereign state. During the 17th century, also called the 'Golden Age', the Republic became increasingly prosperous and a major colonial power, thanks largely to the Dutch East India Company (VOC). In 1815, the northern and southern Netherlands – today's Netherlands and Belgium – were combined to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I but was invaded in World War II by Germany in May 1940 and occupied for five years. Today the Netherlands is a modern, industrialized nation and the third largest exporter of food. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EU, and participated in the introduction of the Euro in 1999. related countries: France, Indonesia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, United Kingdom |
Official Name: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden short form: Nederland alternative name: Holland int'l short form: Netherlands int'l long form: Kingdom of the Netherlands ISO Country Code: nl, nld Time: Time Zone: Central European Time (CET) Actual Time: Sat-Sept-23 08:39 Standard Time Zone = UTC +1h Daylight Saving Time (DST) March - October UTC +2) Country Calling Code: +31 Capital City: Amsterdam (pop. 743 000) Den Haag (475 000) The Hague (seat of government) Other Cities: Groningen, Haarlem, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Utrecht Government: Type: Constitutional monarchy Head of State: Queen Beatrix Geography: Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany. Area: 41,543 km² (16,040 sq. mi.). Terrain: Coastal lowland; land below sea level 24% Climate: Temperate maritime. People: Nationality: Noun--Dutchmen and Dutchwomen. Adjective--Dutch. Population: 16.9 million (2016) Ethnic groups: Predominantly Dutch; largest minority communities are Moroccans, Turks, Surinamese. Religions: Roman Catholic (31%), Protestant (21%), Muslim (5,5%), other (2,5%), none (40%). Language: Dutch; English widely spoken Literacy: 99%. Natural resources: Natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land. Agriculture products: Grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock. Industries: Agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing. Exports - commodities: machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs Exports - partners: Germany 24.5%, Belgium 11.1%, UK 9.3%, France 8.4%, Italy 4.2% (2015) Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing Imports - partners: Germany 14.7%, China 14.5%, Belgium 8.2%, USA 8.1%, UK 5.1% (2015) Currency: Euro (EUR) |
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Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites of Netherlands Het
Koninklijk HuisThe Dutch Royal House. Het Parlement Staten Generaal -- the Dutch Parliament with the Senate and the House of Representatives Overheid.nl The Dutch government directory. Netherlands Board of Tourism (N.B.T.) Comprehensive guide to the country - Official Holland Site with 59,000 pages of useful content to people who will travel to holland. Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs with general information about the Netherlands. Diplomatic Missions Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN Netherlands representation to the United Nations. Royal Netherlands Embassy USA, Washington D.C. Dutch Missions Abroad Addresses of Dutch missions by country. Foreign Missions in the Netherlands Addresses of foreign diplomatic missions in the Netherlands. Statistics CBS - Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek Statistics Netherlands presents latest statistics regarding all aspects of the Netherlands. Weather Het Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Maps Map of the NetherlandsPolitical Map of the Netherlands.  Google Earth NetherlandsSearchable satellite view and map of The Netherlands. Google Earth AmsterdamSearchable map and satellite view of Netherlands' capital. Google
Earth Den HaagSearchable satellite view and map of Den Haag. GoogleEarth Rotterdam Searchable satellite view and map of Rotterdam. Map
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NewsNetherlands News Algemeen Dagblad Dutch Newspaper covers national and international news (in Dutch) Dagblad van het Noorden The biggest newspaper of the Northern Provences, widely respected (in Dutch) Expatica.com: Dutch News Expatriate site with a daily coverage of the main stories in the Dutch media. Het Parool Dutch Newspaper, national and international news (in Dutch) HollandNews.nl English language news on and about the Netherlands De Telegraaf Dutch Newspaper, national and international news (in Dutch) De Volkskrant Dutch Newspaper, national and international news (in Dutch) Radio Netherlands (RN) News, current affairs and dutch press reviews. |
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Arts & CultureArts & Architecture A guide to events, attractions and activities. Dutch Pop and Rock Music Institute The "Nationaal Pop Instituut"  Holland
MuseumsAll Dutch Museums Kunsthal Rotterdam Culture in the widest sense of the word, art exhibitions Melkweg A Milestone in the European Hippie Culture Mondriaanhuis The birthplace of the painter Piet Mondrian with a permanent collection of its art De Museumserver Netherlands museums on the WWW (in Dutch) Paradiso Another Milestone in the European Hippie Culture Rembrandthuis Museum House of Rembrandt van Rijn and permanent collection of almost all of Rembrandt's etchings Stedelijk Museum Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art, Amsterdam The Van Gogh Museum  XS4ALLNotorious Internet Directory ;-) |
 Tulips and Tourists at Keukenhof Image: Cszmurlo  On the Beach © NBTC |
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Business & EconomyAccording to the DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI) 2016, the Netherlands is the top-ranked country overall, it outranked all other countries in the world in global connectedness, measured by cross-border flows of trade, capital, information and people. Netherlands capital city Amsterdam is ranked number 5 in DHL's hitlist of Globalization Hotspots (cities with the most intense international flows). Furthermore the Netherlands is the 7th largest export economy in the world and the 15th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). Since the 1950s the sale of natural gas, generated enormous revenues for the Netherlands for decades to come. De Nederlandsche Bank Central Bank of the Netherlands Amsterdam Exchanges is now part of Euronext. BuVoHa - Bureau Voor Handelsinlichtingen The Trade Information Office is a Dutch association which is specialized in supplying trade information and establishing business contacts between the Netherlands and countries everywhere in the world. CBI – Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries The Netherlands Foreign Trade Agency (EVD) Kamer van Koophandel Netherland's Chamber of Commerce. Telefoonboek.nl Netherland's telephone directory. (in Dutch) Dutch Products Amstel Amstel Beer. Droste Dutch Chocolate. Douwe Egberts Coffee. Heineken Heineken Beer. Keukenhof Spring Garden of Europe. Oilily Children's and Women's clothing. Wooden Shoes Dutch clogs. Gouden Gids Netherlands yellow pages (in Dutch) DutchYellowPages __Transportation Airline Royal Dutch Airlines KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Airports Schiphol Airport Official site of Netherlands' principal airport. Rotterdam Airport Regional airport. _Railroad Nederlandse Spoorwegen The Dutch Railroad (in Dutch) _Shipping Rotterdam Port Authority Official site of the Rotterdam port and industry complex. |
 Rotterdam - South-Holland © Photo: Eduard Bergman - NBTC |
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 The windmills of Kinderdijk are one of the best known Dutch tourist sites. They have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Image: Tarod Travel and Tour Consumer Information
Destination Netherlands - Travel and Tour GuidesDiscover Holland: Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam, North-Holland, South Holland, the West Frisian Islands. Accommodation, attractions, festivals, events, tours and much more. Tourism Offices of the Netherlands Netherlands Board of Tourism (NBTC) Official site with comprehensive tourism information to the Netherlands. Noord Holland The official tourism site of North-Holland, the most important bulb province in the Netherlands. Zuid-Holland Official visitors guide to South Holland province. Zuid-Holland Zuid Travel and tourism guide for the southern part of South Holland province. Geography of the Netherlands Geography of a flat world. Roundabout A guide to "Whats on in the Netherlands". TouristInfo Tourism webportal of the Netherlands (in Dutch). City Guides Amsterdam Official site of the City of Amsterdam with tourism and event information. Amsterdam Hotspots A guide to all the local favorites. The Internet Guide to Amsterdam Amsterdam city guide ready to be printed out and taken with you. Den Haag The Hague is theseat of the Dutch government. Rotterdam The biggest city of the Netherlands after Amsterdam, with the largest port of the world. Rotterdam Tourism The official Rotterdam city guide. Groningen The City of Groningen. Haarlem The City of Haarlem. Maastricht The oldest city of The Netherlands. Utrecht The City of Utrecht. West Frisian Islands Texel Official website of the municipality as well as of the island of Texel. Vlieland Official tourism information about the island. Terschelling Official tourist office website of the municipality and the island. Ameland Official tourism website of the island. Schiermonnikoog Official tourism website of the Dutch Frisian islands (in Dutch and German). |
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EducationMinisterie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen (OCW) The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam Rijksuniversiteit Groningen The Stateuniversity of Groningen, founded in 1614, one of the oldest universities in Europe. Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Established in 1956, one of the leading Universities of Technology in Europe. Universiteit of Amsterdam Universiteit Leiden Universiteit Maastricht Universiteit Tilburg Best Law Faculty of Europe (1998) Universiteit Utrecht Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
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Environment - Environmental organizations NetherlandsGovernment environmental agencies Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment The Dutch Ministry is responsible for Transport, Aviation, Housing, Public works, Spatial planning, Land management, Forestry, Water and the Environment. NGO's The Nature and Environment Federations Site about the partnership of private environmental organizations at the provincial level in the Netherlands. The environmental associations are in most provinces, a major opponent of the government. De Kleine Aarde Organization for ecological lifestyle. Greenpeace Nederland The Dutch section of Greenpeace. GroenFront! GroenFront! is the Dutch branch of EarthFirst! Hier Hier (Dutch for ‘Here‘) is the name of a large Dutch climate program whose fundamental idea it is to stress the immediate necessity to implement adaptation projects and initiatives to climate change. Milieudefensie Friends of the Earth Netherlands. Stichting Natuur en Milieu The Netherlands Society for Nature and Environment. milieu.startpagina.nl Links to Dutch environmental organizations. (in Dutch) |
 Cyclists at Kinderdijk Windmills © NBTC/Luider  Amsterdam Canal Houses© NBTC |
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HistoryTimeline Dutch History Timeline of Dutch History by the Dutch Rijksmuseum. Bataviawerf Batavia Yard, National Centre for Maritime History Dutch History Resources on the Internet by the University Leiden, History Department. Dutch Portuguese Colonial History Dutch Colonial History. Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (1602-1660) A site about the history of the Dutch East India Company. Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis The ING promotes, through faculty research and its own independant research, the disclosure of source material in the subject area of the history of the Netherlands. (in Dutch) The Low Countries Timeline and reigns of the "Low Countries" in historical chronology. Koninklijke
BibliotheekThe National Library of the Netherlands. De hoofdlijn van de Nederlandse geschiedenis Netherlands history (in Dutch). Nationaal Archief The largest public archive in the Netherlands. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Largest museum with the largest collection of art and history in the Netherlands. WWW VL Dutch History Index Dutch History internet resources. GenealogyCyndi's list of Genealogy Sites in the Netherlands. |
 Royal Palace on Dam Square Amsterdam. |
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Science & ResearchAcademisch Ziekenhuis Groningen One of the biggest academic hospitals in The Netherlands. (in Dutch) Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT) The Royal Tropical Institute is a knowledge institute specialized in international cooperation and intercultural communication. The Royal Dutch Geographical Society Geographers working in the field of spatial planning; research and development. Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences Home page of the academy. (in Dutch) Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) National research and information centre for climate, climatic change and seismology. Space Expo Noordwijk Space related exhibition, you even will find a peace of the moon there. |
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SearchIlse De Internet index van Nederland. StartNederland.nl Meta-portal contains many thousands of links mainly towards the Netherlands. Surfboard Zoekmachine. Sources and additional Information on NetherlandsBBC Country Profile: Netherlands EU member countries: Netherlands FAO: Netherlands GlobalEDGE: Netherlands The Heritage Foundation: Netherlands Human Rights Watch: Netherlands OEC: Netherlands Reporters Without Borders: Netherlands Wikipedia: Netherlands The World Factbook --Netherlands |
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