Fun Facts And Trivia
- The Netherlands is in the top 5 happiest countries in the world.
- The Kingdom Of The Netherlands was founded in 1648 - around 350 years ago.
- That being said Amsterdam was founded in 1275 - around 741 years ago.
- The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy.
- William the Silent (Prince William Of Orange) died 1584 - 64 years before his dream (Dutch Independence) was realized.
- The Netherlands has the sixth largest economy in the world.
- Around 87% of the Dutch population speak English.
- The three biggest cities in the Netherlands are: Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague.
- Dutch people are statistically the "tallest" in the world.
- Over a quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level.
- At its deepest the Netherlands is seven meters below sea level.
- The Netherlands was liberated by Canada in WW2.
- 17, 000, 000 people live in the Netherlands.
- Holland has the largest population per square kilometer count in the world.
- The country "New Zealand" is the new version of the Dutch province "Zealand".
- The Netherlands mean altitude is 30m above sea level.
- The U.S.A. called on the Netherlands to help contain the floods post-Hurricane Sandy.