and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. The current borders were established in 1839.The Netherlands is often referred to by the name Holland. This terminology is not correct, as the provinces of North and South Holland in the western Netherlands are only two of the country's twelve provinces (for more on this and other naming issues see Netherlands (terminology)).
The Netherlands
is a
densely populated
and geographically low-lying country and
is popularly known for its
windmills,
cheese,
clogs (wooden
shoes),
dikes,
tulips,
bicycles
and social
tolerance. Its
policies are
liberal toward
drugs,
prostitution,
same-sex marriage,
abortion and
euthanasia.The country is host to the
International Criminal Tribunal for the
Former Yugoslavia,
the
International Court of Justice,
the
International Criminal Court
and the
European Union's
criminal intelligence agency (Europol)
at
The Hague.
Het land Nederland is, net zoals Aruba en de Nederlandse Antillen, een deelstaat van
het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden. De verhoudingen zijn bepaald in het Statuut voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden. Bron Wikipedia.
Info Netherlands
