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The Netherlands are located in Western Europe next to Germany and Belgium and also has territories in the Caribbean
RANKING ON THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 5th
CAPITAL CITY: Amsterdam
CURRENCY: Euro (EUR)
LANGUAGES: Dutch, Frisian
POPULATION: 16,865,008 (2014)
ETHNIC GROUPS:
- Dutch 80.7%,
- EU 5%,
- Indonesian 2.4%,
- Turkish 2.2%
- Surinamese 2%,
- Moroccan 2%,
- Netherlands Antilles & Aruba 0.8%,
- Other 4.8% (2008 est.)
- Roman Catholic 28%,
- Protestant 19% (includes Dutch Reformed 9%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, 7%, Calvinist 3%),
- Other 11% (includes about 5% Muslim and lesser numbers of Hindu, Buddhist, Jehovah's Witness, and Orthodox),
- None 42%
- Vincent Van Gogh was Dutch.
- Dutch people are the tallest in the world
Average height for MEN: 184 cm, WOMEN: 170 cm - The Netherlands are also known as Holland
- 20% of the Netherlands is located below sea level
- The Netherlands is a founding member of the European Union (EU)
- Majority of Dutch people can speak more than one language
- They are the first country to legalise same sex marriage (2001)
- 70% of the world's bacon is exported from the Netherlands
- The Dutch are the world's biggest coffee drinkers, drinking an average of 140 Litres per year, 3.2 cups a day per person
- Doutzen Kores is Dutch- Top earning super model, also a Victoria's Secret Angel
- In terms of commitment to foreign aid, Netherland comes 2nd (according to UNICEF)
- The Netherlands are known for their tulips
- Famous artist, Rembrandt was Dutch
- Anne Frank was Dutch.