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How to enjoy The Best of Netherlands(Holland)
With possessions abroad in the Caribbean, the Netherlands is a nation in northwest Europe. Of the four nations that make up the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is the largest. The Netherlands is made up of twelve provinces, bordering Belgium and Germany to the south and north, respectively, as well as the North Sea coast. In the North Sea, it borders Belgium, Germany, and the United Kingdom maritimely. West Frisian is a secondary official language in the province of Friesland, although Dutch is the official language of the nation. In the Caribbean, Dutch, English, and Papiamento are recognized as official languages.
The Hague, Utrecht, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam are the Netherlands‘ four biggest cities. The nominal capital and most populated city of the nation is Amsterdam. The States General, Cabinet, and Supreme Court are housed at The Hague. The busiest seaport in Europe is the Port of Rotterdam. The third busiest airport in Europe and the busiest in the Netherlands is Schiphol. The Netherlands, sometimes known as Holland, is a founding member of the trilateral Benelux Union, the Schengen Area, the G10, NATO, OECD, and the WTO. Numerous international tribunals and multilateral organizations are housed there, with many of them having their main offices in The Hague.
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The name “lower countries” refers to the Netherlands’s low elevation and level terrain, of which almost 26% is below sea level. The majority of the polders—areas below sea level—are the product of land reclamation efforts that commenced in the fourteenth century. The Netherlands experienced a singular period of political, economic, and cultural splendor during the Republican period, which started in 1588 and is regarded as the Dutch Golden Age. During this time, the country was among the most powerful and influential in both Europe and the world. The Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company, two of its trading businesses, founded colonies and trading posts throughout the world during this period.
The Netherlands is the second-most densely populated country in the European Union and the 16th most densely populated country in the world, with a density of 531 people per square kilometre (1,380 people/sq mi). Its 17.8 million inhabitants live within a total area of 41,850 km2 (16,160 sq mi), of which the land area is 33,500 km2 (12,900 sq mi). Due to its rich soil, temperate climate, intensive agriculture, and ingenuity, it remains the world’s second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products in terms of value.
Since 1848, the Netherlands (Holland) have been a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The nation has a history of social tolerance and pillarization, having legalized prostitution, abortion, and euthanasia in addition to keeping a lax drug policy. The Netherlands became the first nation to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001 after granting women the right to vote in 1919. Its advanced mixed-market economy ranks thirteenth in the world in terms of per capita income. In terms of press freedom, economic freedom, human growth, quality of life, and happiness, the Netherlands is ranked well in the world .
The toponymy of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg is the same as that of the region known as the Low Countries. Low-lying locations throughout Europe are referred to by place names with Neder, Nieder, Nedre, Nether, Lage(r) or Low(er) (in Germanic languages) and Bas or Inferior (in Romance languages). The lower region has historically been situated downstream and close to the sea in the case of the Low Countries and the Netherlands. The Romans distinguished between Germania Superior, which is located upstream, and Germania Inferior, which is located downstream and currently comprises parts of Belgium and the Netherlands. The Duchy of Lower Lorraine, which included most of the Low Countries in the tenth century, brought the term “Low” back.
