Visit Holland - The Netherlands
408 municipalities in the Netherlands with links to the individual municipality. Most of the websites of the municipalities arte in Dutch.
Full country name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Area: 41,526 sq km
The Greater Coat of Arms of the Realm, (or "Groot Rijkswapen"), is the personal coat of arms of the monarch of the Netherlands (currently Queen Beatrix).
1. More than a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level. In addition to that, 50% of its land lies less than one meter above sea level. Schiphol is actually 4.5 meters below sea level. Luckily, the Netherlands is not in a tsunami-prone part of the world.
All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities (gemeenten), together 441 (2009).
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The capital city of The Netherlands is Amsterdam.
All provinces of the Netherlands are divided into municipalities (gemeenten), together 441 (2009).
The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world.
The Netherlands is sometimes called Holland after its provinces of North and South Holland.
.* "the Netherlands" and "Holland" are used to describe the same country?
* one quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level?
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