Facts about Netherlands

Overview: The Netherlands is a small monarchy in the Northwest of Europe, between the North Sea, Belgium and Germany, has much more than cheese, windmills, and tulips. Visitors will find a very open, relaxed and international atmosphere, some great museums with both modern art and historical chef-d'oeuvres. Due to the bombardment that leveled the city and the reckless renovations that followed Rotterdam is the only real modern town of The Netherlands. Especially compared to mega cities like New York, London, Paris or even Cologne, the Dutch cities are all somewhat provincial. Nonetheless, places like Den Bosch and Arnhem are also certainly worth a visit, with the latter being close to the national park Hoge Veluwe.

Maastricht is the most important city of the South. The atmosphere is quite different from the North. The town is pretty and is a good base for exploring the countryside as well as making daytrips to Aachen and Liege. Because of its size and flatness The Netherlands is a great country to explore by bicycle. Public transport is another good option because parking is problematic in most town centers. Trains and buses provide excellent transport in the entire country, though in the eastern part it sometimes pays off to rent a car. Younger travelers visit The Netherlands for two reasons: the permissive attitude towards sex (prostitution is legal) and drugs. Hard drugs are not tolerated, nor is illegal prostitution.

Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany

Size: slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey, United States of America

Climate: temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters

Terrain: mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast

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Regions: The Netherlands is divided into the following regions: Drenthe Flevoland Friesland Gelderland Groningen Limburg Noord-Brabant Noord-Holland Overijssel Utrecht Zeeland Zuid-Holland

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