The Netherlands (Dutch: About this soundNederland (help·info)) is a country located mainly in Western Europe and partly in the Caribbean.[6] It is the largest of the four countries that make up the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[6] The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces in Europe bordering Germany in the east, Belgium in the south and the North Sea in the northwest, and three special municipalities in the Caribbean, namely the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.[6]
The Netherlands is a European country ruled by a constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is a country with a high population density. Most of the country's land is below sea level. The Netherlands is a member of the European Union, NATO, and OECD. The Netherlands is also part of the Schengen Area and Benelux community. It is one of the three countries that make up the Benelux countries, along with Belgium and Luxembourg. It also signed the Kyoto Convention. The country is home to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court and Europol.
The country is especially known for its cheeses, windmills, bicycles, tulips, cows called Holstein and social rights. Same-sex marriage is legal in the Netherlands.
The country is divided into two main regions by three major rivers. These rivers are the Rhine and its main tributaries, the Waal and Meuse rivers. Since these rivers formed the border between feudal lords in history, they caused some cultural differences.
The southwest of the Netherlands is a river delta, from which the two branches of the River Scheldt flow into the sea. Only one branch of the Rhine flows northeast, which is the IJssel River and empties into the IJsselmeer. This river also creates a linguistic divide, the inhabitants of the east of the river speak the Dutch Lower Saxon dialect.[7]
The territory of the country was formed during the Quaternary period. Its soils generally consist of alluvium, moraine, sediments and clay.[8]
Most of the Netherlands lies below sea level. The highest point in the country's European territory is the Vaalserberg peak with an altitude of 322 meters. Founded in 1287, St. The Lucia Flood caused 50 thousand deaths in the country and with this feature, it is one of the deadliest floods in history.[9] The last major flood in the Netherlands occurred in 1953, 9% of the agricultural lands of the Netherlands were flooded, and 1835 people died in the country.[10]
There is a large amount of land gained from the sea in the country. During the Zuiderzeewerken study in the 1930s, approximately 2,500 square kilometers of land were recovered from the sea.[11][12] The lands obtained from the sea for land acquisition are called polder.[8]
1. Dutch Men Are The World's Tallest Men
2. The Netherlands is the Third Most Beer Producing Country in the World.
3. Dutch Kisses Three Times When Greeting
4. Celebrating a Birthday in the Netherlands Everyone Congratulates
5. The Netherlands Does Not Have A Tipping Habit
6. Netherlands First to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
7. The World's Largest Flower Garden Is Located in The Netherlands
8. 'De Drie Gezusters' (three sisters) is the largest pub in Europe.
9. There are more bicycles than people in the capital city of Amsterdam
10. In the capital city of Amsterdam, houses are usually adjacent to each other and narrow. Because... the amount of tax increases according to the size of the houses in the city.
The Dutch are the people who consume the most licorice in the world. Home birth is very popular in the Netherlands. 20% of the population even choose this route. French fries are served with mayonnaise. The Dutch are the least lactose intolerant society. Lisse is home to Keukenhof. Also known as the 'Garden of Europe' and the largest flower garden in the world . It has more than 800 varieties of tulips. There are 1281 bridges in Amsterdam in total.
Schiphol, the most important airport in the Netherlands, is 4 meters below sea level. They celebrate the arrival of spring with the Rokjesdag (skirt day). Christmas is celebrated on December 5th and is considered the day when Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) brings gifts to the children. Every summer, Dutch children and their parents take part in a 4-evening parade called Avondvierdaagse.
Minimum wages in the Netherlands for 2021;
The Dutch minimum wage gross price for those over the age of 21 is 1701 Euros.
The Dutch minimum wage gross price for the age of 20 is set at 1360 Euros.
The Dutch minimum wage for the age of 15 is set at 510 Euros.