Interesting facts about the Netherlands
1. Netherlands country is located in western Europe And shares its land border with Germany and Belgium.
2. Netherlands' official language is Dutch and most people speak and understand English very well.
3. The largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht pronounce as (yoo - trekt)
4. Amsterdam is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands.
5. As per GDP per capita the Netherlands comes in 9th position( 2021 data). That's why the Netherlands is one of the happiest countries.
6. Philips is one of the largest electronics manufacturing company which is from the Netherlands.
7. The Netherlands flag is a horizontal tricolor of red, white, and blue.
8. Some people say the Netherlands is Holland, but that's not true. Holland is not a country, it's a part of the Netherlands. There are 12 provinces in Netherlands and Holland makes 2 of those. They are Noord-Holland (North) and Zuid-Holland (South).
9. Three Caribbean islands are still part of the Netherlands and they are - Bonaire( Pronounce as Boh Nah), Sint Eustatius (Yo sta sush), and Saba. Their citizens are Dutch.
10. KLM is the national airline of the Netherlands and is the oldest airline in the world. KLM was founded on 5th October 1919.
KLM takes its first flight from London to Amsterdam, on 17th May 1920.
11. The Netherlands is one of the densely populated countries in Europe, with a density of 508 people per square kilometer.
12. There is a village in the Netherlands named Giethoorn. The interesting thing about this village is, here there are no roads and cars. Yes, there is space for cycling and walking.
Most of the People travel here by using boats because there are lots of canals.
This village is also known as the “Venice of the Netherlands”.
13. Dutch people are the world's tallest people. The average height of a Dutchman is 6ft and a woman is 5ft 7inch.
14. Currency of the Netherlands is Euro.
15. Some people love to wear wooden shoes in the Netherlands and these known as Clogs. These wooden shoes are popular among tourists.
16. Most of the people follow the Christian religion in the Netherlands.
17. The Netherlands is the world's largest flower exporter and the flower industry makes around 5% of the Netherlands GDP.
You can enjoy watching flowers and fields in Haarlem. You can also see different colors of flowers in the largest flower park in the world and that is Keukenhof (Pronounce as Koh kan Hof) Gardens - Lisse, Netherlands.
Keukenhof opens for the public only for 8 weeks and that will be mid-March to mid-May.
18. The Netherlands is the place from where Gin originated during the 16th century and then they introduced it to Britain.
19. Netherland is the 2nd largest exporter of beer in the world. It just comes after Mexico.
The popular beer brands from Netherland are - Heineken, Amstel, Grolsch (Gro shh), and Bavaria.
20. Orange-colored carrots were discovered by Dutch people during the 17th century. Before carrots were pale yellow, white, and purple colored.
They made it orange to honor the Dutch flag at the time and William of Orange.
21. The official Dutch national anthem is the Wilhelmus and it the oldest national anthem in the world. It was written between 1569 and 1572.
22. The Netherlands holds the record as the nation with the most bicycles per capita. That good habit also makes Netherland one of the healthiest nations in the world.
23. The Netherlands has the highest per capita consumption of licorice in the world, with each person eating more than 2kg per year.
Licorice is a type of Chocolate candy that also comes in a salty taste.
24. the Netherlands was the first country who legalize same-gender marriage on 1st April 2001.
Amsterdam also has so many gay bars.
25. Houten (how tan) is a place in the Netherlands, where most people use cycling as transportation. This city also has roads that are only for cycling and pedestrians.
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