Guide to Netherlands
Must See Netherlands
- Hoge Veluwe National Park
- Hoge Veluwe
- Keukenhof Gardens
- Maastricht
- Rijksmuseum
- Van Gogh Museum
- Zuiderzeemuseum
Places in Netherlands
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At a glance
The Dutch aren't bogged in their clichés, even though bikes, dykes, windmills and blazing flower fields are pretty much the norm outside the major cities. Do as the locals do - grab a bike and explore. It's a very big small country, and full of salutary surprises.
One of the chief pleasures of the place is its lively contrast between pragmatic liberalism and the buttoned-up just-so primness of a culture founded on Calvinist principles. In Dutch society, ostentation is anathema and fuss of any kind is regarded as undignified.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Capital city:
- Amsterdam
- Area:
- 41,526 sq km / 16,034 sq miles
- Population:
- 16,254,900
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC + 1 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- Dutch (official)
Frisian (official)
The language of the people of the Northern Friesland province.
- Religion:
- Christian (52%) (Roman Catholic and Protestant), Muslim (5.3%). Fully 40% of the Dutch say they have no religious affiliation.
- Currency:
- Euro
- Electricity:
- 230V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- European plug with two circular metal pins
