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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.