"Welcome to the NETHERLANDS" Netherlands by Leipzig

Netherlands Travel Guide: 39,827 reviews and 83,122 photos

POPOULATION: 15,981,500
POPULATION DENSITY: 384.9 per sq km.
SIZE: 41,526 sq km (16,033 sq mi).
ADJACENT COUNTRIES: Belgium and Germany
HIGHEST POINT: Vaalserberg (321 m) (1,053 ft)
NATURE:
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 3%
permanent pastures: 25%
forests and woodland: 8%
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy , member of the European Union (EU).
HEAD OF STATE: Queen BEATRIX since 1980.
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister Wim Kok since 1994.
CAPITAL: Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government
MONEY: The unit is the Euro. Symbol of the Euro is €
12 PROVINCES: Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland + 2 DEPENDENT AREAS: Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
LANGUAGE: Dutch. English and German are widely spoken
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Queen's Day, April 30
ELECTRICITY: 220 Volts AC, 50Hz. European-style round two-pin plugs are in use.
TIME: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
TIMETABLES: Dutch timetables use the 24-hour system.
STAYING HEALTHY: Dutch medical facilities are among the best in the world.
TELEPHONE: National and international calls can be made from coin- or card-operated telephone booths.
POST: Stamps are available from hotels, at stationer's shops and post offices.
TELEGRAM: can be sent from all post offices.
VISAS: EU citizens can enter on an official identity card.
WATER: Tap water is safe to drink in all Dutch towns and cities.
NATURAL HAZARDS: flooding
EMERGENCY NUMBER: 112

During our stay in the Netherlands we took a great video. So you won't find many photos in my pages. Sorry!!

Last visit to Netherlands: Feb 2001
Intro Updated Feb 26, 2003
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Three-Countries-Border Things to Do (3)

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MAASTRICHT Things to Do (3)

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AMSTERDAM Things to Do (3)

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Written Oct 31, 2002

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Comments (12)

chancay Apr 22, 2003 at 12:37 AM Report Abuse

Informative overview of the Netherlands!! Don´t kiff and drive ..LOL!!
shdw100 Apr 21, 2003 at 5:17 AM Report Abuse

LOL! I love the tip of no driving and joint smoking!! Great info and page!!
sim1 Dec 8, 2002 at 2:11 PM Report Abuse

Great page about my former homecountry! aaaaahhhh.... I miss those pancakes!!! :-))
matcrazy1 Aug 15, 2002 at 9:39 AM Report Abuse

Ecellent info and tips!
wispofcloud Aug 11, 2002 at 12:18 PM Report Abuse

A wealth of info! Good Work! hope 2 b there soon!
Porteplume Aug 10, 2002 at 3:41 AM Report Abuse

Interesting page with the right tips, great work...
Anita_Porec Jul 10, 2002 at 9:55 PM Report Abuse

such a cool page...
b1bob Jun 29, 2002 at 6:15 AM Report Abuse

I need to see more of this country.
tompt Jun 21, 2002 at 11:26 AM Report Abuse

great info!
TinyTuck Jun 17, 2002 at 1:29 PM Report Abuse

Many useful tips and info!