100 Interesting Facts About Netherland
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Welcome to Countries Facts In this Article I will show 100 facts about Netherland the Netherlands often referred to as Holland is a country located mostly in northwestern Europe it has an area of 40 1543 square km the country's capital and largest city is Amsterdam its official language as Dutch its official currency as euro euro EUR it has four bordering countries that are Germany Belgium France and the United Kingdom the Netherlands as a constituent country of the kingdom of the Netherlands which consists of Aruba curaçao Sint Maarten the Netherlands contains roughly 98% of the area and population of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and it also looks after the affairs of the kingdom with these facts about the Netherlands let us learn more about its history geography people culture government and more here are top 100 amazing facts about Netherlands.
1 The Netherlands literally means blow countries as 50% of the land of the country as just over 1 metre above sea level moreover 21 percent of its population and 26% of its area is below sea level Belgium and Luxembourg.
2 Luxembourg are other examples of low-lying countries - port of rotterdam as the largest port in europe and the second largest in the world between 1962 and 2004 it was also the world's busiest port Shanghai China has the biggest port in the world.
3 The Netherlands remained neutral in world war 1 but was invaded and occupied by Germany in World War 2.
4 After World War 2 some 500,000 dutch left the country in search of better opportunities.
5 It is the world's first country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001 the Netherlands is also the birthplace of M Huff also known as the Ice Man.
6 It is also a founding member of the EU NATO oacd WTO and also a part of Schengen area.
7 The hague is dubbed as the world's legal capital because it has your opel euro just and un detention unit.
8 The netherlands is classified as a densely populated country in 2017 the population density of the country is 17 million eighty four thousand seven hundred nineteen people living on thirty three thousand eight hundred ninety three square kilometers of land area other densely populated countries include Bangladesh twelve twelve people per square kilometer of land area and Taiwan seven hundred twenty eight people per square kilometer of land area.
9 After the US the Netherlands as the world's second largest exporter of food and agricultural products.
10 The Netherlands index of economic freedom is at seventy five point eight score in 2017.
11 The five largest cities of the Netherlands are Amsterdam capital Rotterdam the hague utrecht and Eindhoven.
12 According to the world happiness report 2017 the Netherland as the sixth most happiest country in the world.
13 The official websites of the country are Holland comm and Holland trade and invest calm Holland is so effectively used in the country which is why the websites names are still used in the old way.
14 Houghton a municipality in the Netherlands in the province of Utrecht is considered to be the safest place in the world wondering why because nobody drives cars in the town and today all of its residents use bikes for commuting.
15 The Netherlands as an undisputed world leader in water management they are home to the world's ten best engineering firms for water project management after the us.
16 The country is famous for its cheese windmills clogs and flat lands.
17 The Netherlands as a constitutional monarchy divided into 12 provinces Nord Holland zuid Holland Zeeland Nord Brabant Utrecht Flevoland Friesland Groningen Drenthe / ISIL Gelderland and Limburg.
18 The Dutch queen is an Argentinian the country is an ideal place to cycle as it is mostly flat it is also known as the bicycle.
19 Capital of the world because it has more bikes than people the country is expected to have 18 mm in bicycles in a population of 17 million.
20 The Netherlands is generally a liberal in one of the most progressive countries in the world abortion prostitution and euthanasia are all legal in the country the Dutch prostitutes pay taxes to the government.
21 The country has plenty of rivers lakes and canals some 99.9 percent of the country's households have access to clean chlorine free drinking water.
22 It rains every month in the country and people use raincoats instead of umbrellas to counter the heavy winds that blow.
23 The best time to visit the country is from May to September Germans visit the Netherlands in a large.
24 The biggest International Airport in the Netherlands as the Schiphol Airport it is 4 metres below sea level.
25 Vincent van 1853 to 1890 Gough was a famous Dutch painter there is a Museum in Amsterdam dedicated to this famous painter the museum has a collection of over 200 paintings 500 drawings and 750 written documents the museum is visited by some 1.5 million visitors each year.
26 The most important sectors of the Netherlands include public administration education defense human health social work activities wholesale and retail trade transport accommodation and food services and industries.
27 The Netherlands is also a member of the Benelux economic union its other two members are Belgium and Luxembourg.
28 The Netherlands highest point is balsa Berg which is 321 metres above sea level.
29 The Netherlands national anthem wilhelmus is the oldest national anthem in the world it was written in 1568 and became official in 1932.
30 According to the 2014 Oxfam report the Netherlands is also one of the healthiest countries in the world.
31 The Dutch are the tallest men in the world with an average height of 183 centimeters Dutch women on the other hand are on average 171 centimeters tall.
32 The Netherlands has the highest English proficiency in the world 9 out of every 10 people in the country speak English as a second language.
33 It is also one of the top countries in the world for kids to learn a new language at school.
34 The Netherlands as the world's leading tulip exporter the country is expected to export 2 billion dollars worth of tulips in 2017 however it is important to note here that the tulips are not native to the Netherlands and were imported from Turkey in the 16th century.
35 Zoid plus Boulder is the lowest point in the country it is seven meters below sea level the point along with lamb afjord in Denmark is the lowest point of Western Europe and the European Union.
36 The Netherlands is also the world's second biggest exporter of beer in France Germany the Netherlands they serve beer in McDonald's.
37 On average the Dutch cycle 1,000 kilometers during a year the teenager in the country cycled 2,000 kilometers per year there are 16 bike shops for 100,000 inhabitants in the Netherlands.
38 Cycling while being drunk is illegal in the country and interestingly the country also has the lowest rate of serious injury per million km cycles.
39 Schiphol Airport handles more than 60 million passengers every year.
40 Almost 20% of the babies are born in the home in the Netherlands the people of the country promote cherish the act and do not unnecessarily hoard hospitals when the occasion comes.
41 The Dutch are also the proud producers of orange carrots for the first time in the world and oranges their national color.
42 CDs DVDs and blu-ray all originated in the Netherlands.
43 Amsterdam has the world's oldest Stock Exchange the Dutch East India Company as the first truly multinational company in the world it issued stocks in 1602 and became the first company to do so.
44 The first compound microscope was built in the Netherland.
45 Despite the high population in the country high-rise buildings are not so common.
46 The Netherlands as a secular country almost 40% of its population is not religious 30 percent as Catholic and 20% is Protestants.
47 The Dutch are also the most physically active people in the world more than 50% of the population involves in some sport every week at least once.
48 Branstad almost 40% of the population of the country lives here it is a monopolist of four zones including Amsterdam Rotterdam The Hague and Utrecht.
49 Amsterdam is almost completely built on poles that are buried almost 12 meters into the layer of fen and clay.
50 The Netherlands is also the largest consumer of liquorice in the world.
51 The country is also fortunate to have the lowest incidence of lactose intolerance in the world only 1% of its population is affected by it.
52 Amsterdam has 1281 bridges.
53 There are 20 national parks in the Netherlands.
54 More than 1000 traditional windmills are still operational in the country the second Saturday and Sunday in May as national mill day in the Netherlands.
55 KLM as a world's leading airline that has Dutch routes in started in 1919 and is also the oldest national airline in the world.
56 Amsterdam is also Europe's fifth busiest travel destination handling over 4.2 million travelers every year.
57 The Netherlands as the world's biggest producer an exporter of tulips well over 20 million flowers and plants are sold at royal flora Holland every day the peak growing season for tulips as between April 25th and May 5th.
58 More than 17% of the country's land is reclaimed from lakes and seas.
59 The Dutch have been making cheese since 400 AD.
60 The country also boasts the world's oldest tricolour the national flag of the Netherlands.
61 Belgium and the Netherlands were awarded for being the most bike-friendly countries in 2013.
62 Because of the land reclamation the land area of the Netherlands increases every year.
63 The microscope was invented in the Netherlands in the 16th century.
64 Amsterdam is home to Europe's only Edition clinic where treatment for gambling video gaming and substance addiction is done.
65 70% of the bacons come from the Netherlands.
66 Almost 40% of the country's population works part-time the highest percentage in the European Union countries.
67 Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands but the government sits in the hague.
68 Frisian is the only regional language which is also among the official languages of the country.
69 Rhine muse and Scheldt are the three main rivers that cross the Netherlands before reaching the sea.
70 Some of the big Dutch companies include shell Unilever Phillips Aegon aim Heineken and TNT.
71 There are 12 provinces in the Netherlands two provinces including Nord and xuit make up Holland.
72 The country has over 4,000 kilometres of navigable rivers canals and lakes.
73 The Dutch after the Scandinavian drink the most coffee per person per year in the world almost 140 liters.
74 The Netherlands is vulnerable to flooding because it is a low-lying country.
75 Phillips a major electrical appliance company started humbly in Eindhoven the city is thus also known as the City of Lights.
76 Heineken is the world's third largest brewer.
77 The Netherlands is also the world's largest cheese exporting country.
78 The Netherlands has plenty of museums Rijksmuseum van gogh museum and frank house are the three most popular museums in Amsterdam.
79 The country's favorite snack is french fries dipped in mayonnaise.
80 The country also has a 300 year old market for cheese worden and ganda the average Dutch person eats a whopping 33 pounds 15 kilos of cheese per year.
81 Wooden windmills were used in the Netherlands to drain water from the land they were used for 600 years these days other methods of flood control are in use the Dutch are also paying attention to developing renewable sources of energy for powering their country.
82 Flood control methods include the use of pumping stations canals lakes and dikes because the country is low-lying they have to be super smart in order to prevent themselves from drowning in the event of flooding.
83 More than 2,400 kilometers of dikes shield the country from the water if these dikes were removed almost sixty five percent of the Netherlands would flood daily.
84 The country is known for bicycles and comparatively they have three times as many bicycles as they have cars they have some 35,000 kilometer of bicycle lanes in the country.
85 The countrymen are also blessed with the longest average life span in the world thanks to their healthy eating habits and other factors.
86 The Dutch fought a war for more than 80 years before they gained independence from Spain in 1648.
87 About four million people in the country live below sea level.
88 Metric system is the legal standard for weights and measures in the country.
89 By 2025 the authorities in the country are going to ban the sales of petrol as well as diesel-powered automobiles.
90 The country has three natural topographic divisions the dunes the lowlands in the higher eastern section.
91 The average annual rainfall in the Netherlands a seventy six point five centimeters and the country experiences limited sunshine during the year winds are abundant and that is why they use windmills to produce energy.
92 The village of geet horn in the Netherlands has no roads there are just canals that are used for transportation the village is also known as the Venice of the Netherlands.
93 The soft drug policy in the Netherlands allows coffee shops to sell drugs that are permitted by the authorities but in limited quantities.
94 The Dutch dress in orange on the 27th of April to celebrate their kings birthday.
95 According to the UN Switzerland Sweden and the Netherlands were the most innovative countries in the world in 2017.
96 The country is the 4th largest investor in the u.s.
97 They are also the first to have developed an artificial heart.
98 The Netherlands does not have any stray dogs on its street.
99 The country built the world's first solar powered bike lane.
100 Another interesting fact to note here is that the toilet hole in the toilets in the Dutch houses as towards the edge of the seat and not in the centre this position of the hole helps in conserving water and the Dutch also get a good view of their deposit when it sits on the little shelf before passing down to the hole this helps them inspect their poop so that they can keep an eye on their health we will see you soon in the next one God Bless you.
