referred to as the world’s legal capital
because of its role as host for many
international courts this country is
also known for windmills tulips and
clogs hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
continuing our travel series with a look
at the Netherlands the Netherlands is
often called Holland despite the fact
that North and South Holland are only
two of the country’s 12 provinces the
capital and most populated city is
Amsterdam with a population of over 16
million in a total area of just over
16,000 square miles the country is
densely populated the official language
of the Netherlands is Dutch although
many people speak various languages such
as English French and German the
Netherlands is a remarkably flat country
with the only hills found in certain
areas of the land because of the
country’s placement it is susceptible to
unsettle weather the climate is
temperate and fairly rainy winters and
summers are both very mild with maximum
temperatures averaging 63 degrees in
summer and minimum temperatures at 35
degrees because of the abundance of
Dutch landscape painters it is well
known that the Dutch sky is rarely clear
there are only roughly 25 clear days per
year in the Netherlands when it isn’t
raining take part in any number of
activities in this lovely country around
15 million Dutch people regularly travel
by bicycle which gives this country the
nickname the land of bicycles this is
because of the relatively short distance
between cities and because the country
is relatively flat so do as the local do
grab a bike and explore you can also
take part in any number of outdoor
sports in winter use clear days as an
opportunity to go ice-skating the
capital of the Netherlands Amsterdam has
been a centre for the diamond industry
for over 400 years
it is also home to 160 canals and over
1,200 bridges the Dutch are famous for
their dairy products especially their
cheese’s a majority of Dutch cheeses are
semi hard or hard and typically Dutch
production involves blending herbs and
spices during the early
famous Dutch cheeses are Gouda edom and
lady
they are also famous for their folklore
the cultural life in the Netherlands is
varied and lively some of the world’s
most renowned painters have hailed from
this country and Dutch paintings and
crafts are celebrated worldwide some
famous painters of Dutch origin include
Vermeer van Gogh and Rembrandt
traditionally is seen as the land of
windmills tulips and wooden shoes
windmills are linked with the
Netherlands because of their historical
use as an energy source tourism is an
important industry to the Netherlands
receiving roughly 10 million visitors
annually from across the globe
because of its role as host for many
international courts this country is
also known for windmills tulips and
clogs hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
continuing our travel series with a look
at the Netherlands the Netherlands is
often called Holland despite the fact
that North and South Holland are only
two of the country’s 12 provinces the
capital and most populated city is
Amsterdam with a population of over 16
million in a total area of just over
16,000 square miles the country is
densely populated the official language
of the Netherlands is Dutch although
many people speak various languages such
as English French and German the
Netherlands is a remarkably flat country
with the only hills found in certain
areas of the land because of the
country’s placement it is susceptible to
unsettle weather the climate is
temperate and fairly rainy winters and
summers are both very mild with maximum
temperatures averaging 63 degrees in
summer and minimum temperatures at 35
degrees because of the abundance of
Dutch landscape painters it is well
known that the Dutch sky is rarely clear
there are only roughly 25 clear days per
year in the Netherlands when it isn’t
raining take part in any number of
activities in this lovely country around
15 million Dutch people regularly travel
by bicycle which gives this country the
nickname the land of bicycles this is
because of the relatively short distance
between cities and because the country
is relatively flat so do as the local do
grab a bike and explore you can also
take part in any number of outdoor
sports in winter use clear days as an
opportunity to go ice-skating the
capital of the Netherlands Amsterdam has
been a centre for the diamond industry
for over 400 years
it is also home to 160 canals and over
1,200 bridges the Dutch are famous for
their dairy products especially their
cheese’s a majority of Dutch cheeses are
semi hard or hard and typically Dutch
production involves blending herbs and
spices during the early
famous Dutch cheeses are Gouda edom and
lady
they are also famous for their folklore
the cultural life in the Netherlands is
varied and lively some of the world’s
most renowned painters have hailed from
this country and Dutch paintings and
crafts are celebrated worldwide some
famous painters of Dutch origin include
Vermeer van Gogh and Rembrandt
traditionally is seen as the land of
windmills tulips and wooden shoes
windmills are linked with the
Netherlands because of their historical
use as an energy source tourism is an
important industry to the Netherlands
receiving roughly 10 million visitors
annually from across the globe
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