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For many people 'the Netherlands' conjures up images of tulips, cheese and windmills. These associations are not exactly wrong; tulip bulbs and cheese are indeed two important Dutch export products, and you will still see many windmills that have been preserved. And besides these symbols, The Netherlands has much more to offer.

The word Netherlands means the Low Lands - a good name for a country where 60% of the people live below sea level! The Netherlands is a flat country which is criss-crossed with many rivers and canals, but has very few hills. Much of the land is so low that huge walls called dykes are used to hold the sea back.

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Official name
The Kingdom of the Netherlands

Geographic Location
Western Europe bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany

Capital and largest city
Amsterdam
750 000 inhabitants

Area
41 528 sq km

Population
16.5 Million

Time Zone
GMT + 1

Currency
Euro

Official language
Dutch (Most Dutch speak pretty good English and many of them speak German and french)

Neighbouring countries
Germany, Belgium

Highest point
Vaalserberg (322 m)

Lowest point
Zuidplaspolder (-7 m)

Longest river
Rhine

Landing place
Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen

Ethnic groups
Dutch 80.9%,
Germans 2.4%,
Indonesians 2.4%,
Surinamese 2%,
others 12.3%

Religion
Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 22%,
Muslim 4%, other 4%,
no religion 39%