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About the Netherlands Did you know…? 1) Netherlands and Holland are not synonymous. Holland is largely the western coastal region of the Netherlands, comprising of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem, Leiden and the Hague 2) The first country to legalise same sex marriages in 2001. 3) 6) The Dutch are the tallest in the world with an average height of 184 cm for men and 170 cm for women. Some believe its the combined result of DNA and dairy. 4) It has more than 4,000 km of navigable canals, rivers and lakes. 5) 15) The highest point in Netherlands, Vaalserberg, is only 323 meters above sea level. The rest of the nation is as flat as a pancake. 6) Rotterdam is the second largest port in the world. The Netherlands
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AbouttheNetherlands
Didyouknow…?
1) NetherlandsandHollandarenotsynonymous.HollandislargelythewesterncoastalregionoftheNetherlands,comprisingofAmsterdam,Rotterdam,Haarlem,LeidenandtheHague
2) Thefirstcountrytolegalisesame
sexmarriagesin2001.
3) 6)TheDutcharethetallestintheworldwithanaverageheightof184cmformenand170cmforwomen.SomebelieveitsthecombinedresultofDNAanddairy.
4) Ithasmorethan4,000kmof
navigablecanals,riversandlakes.
5) 15)ThehighestpointinNetherlands,Vaalserberg,isonly323metersabovesealevel.Therestofthenationisasflatasapancake.
6) Rotterdamisthesecondlargest
portintheworld.
TheNetherlands
ConstitutionalMonarchySince1815TheNetherlandshasbeenaconstitutionalmonarchy.Historicallyforcenturiesbefore,ithadbeentheproudrepublic,aunionofprovinces.Since1848,theNetherlandsisalsoaparliamentarydemocracy.Dutchmonarchhasnorealpoliticalpower,butservesasrepresentativeheadofstateandasymbolicpersonunitingthedividedparliamentarypolitics.TheparliamentTheparliamentconsistsoftwochambers.TheLowerHousewichiselectedeveryfouryearsinadirectnationalelectionsPrimeMinisterPrimeMinisteristheheadofthegovernment.MarkRuttefromthePeople'sPartyforFreedomandDemocracy.TheKingKingWillem-AlexandervanOranje-NassauisthenominalheadofstateoftheNetherlands.TheKinghasseveralmostlyrepresentativefunctions.HenominatesallthemayorsintheNetherlandsaswellasthepoliticianwhoformsthegovernmentafterthegeneralelections
WATERWORKS
Over 30% of the Netherlands lies below sea level. Floodings of sea and riverwater caused many victims as for example the 1953 flood disaster during which 1850 people were drowned. To stop this the dutch government created a delta in the entry of the north sea that detects if there will be heavy storms the next days. If it detects it will rain a lot it closes so Holland doesn’t flood.
Placestovisit
1-Amsterdam -Cannels -AnnaFranksMuseum -VincentvanGoch’sMuseum2-Rotterdam
-Euromast -Markthal -Cubehouses3-TipicalDutchwindmill4-Waterworck5-Tulipanfields
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