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THE NETHERLANDS MANAGES

TO COMBINE HISTORY AND

TRADITIONAL CULTURE WITH

INNOVATION, MODERN SOCIETY

AND AN INTERNATIONAL

ORIENTATION.

The population numbers 16.3 million. People of over
200 different nationalities live in the Netherlands.

The country is world-renowned for its pioneering
architecture.ManyDutcharchitectsworkinChina.

The Port of Rotterdam (on the North Sea) and Schiphol
Airport are vibrant main ports for the whole of Europe.

CentrallylocatedinnorthwesternEurope,the
Netherlands is only a few hours away from the large
metropolisesLondon,ParisandBerlin.

The Netherlands is famous for its windmills. There are
still more than 1,000 traditional working mills. Today,
modern wind turbines are designed to convert wind
energy into electricity.

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, but
The Hague is the seat of the government.

OneremarkableaspectoftheNetherlandsishowflat
thelandis.Overaquarterofthecountryliesbelow
sealevel.Thismightexplainthecountry's'expertisein
land reclamation and water management.

The official name of the country is the Netherlands,
whichliterallymeans"Lowcountries"or"Lowlands".
The country is also often called Holland, which refers
to the provinces (North Holland and South Holland).

The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are part of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The Netherlands has a temperate marine climate with
temperaturesaveraging16°C(61°F)inthesummerand
3°C(37°F)inthewinter.