Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The Netherlands

            Yes!  I finally arrived at my last city! Netherlands! A great country known for it amazing soccer skills! I am excited to visit my next cities and enjoy the wonderful buildings. Netherlands is located on the north western part of Europe.
The Netherlands is famous for its dikes, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips, bicycles and social tolerance.
Here are some quick facts about Netherlands

Capital- Amsterdam

Population- 16,407,491

Languages- Dutch (official), Frisian (official)

Religions- Roman Catholic (31%), Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41%

Government- constitutional monarchy

Currency- Euro

Natural Resources- natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land  

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