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| The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in the year 1815. Though the Netherlands remained neutral in world war one, it suffered invasion and occupation by Germany. Today..... |
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in the year 1815. Though the Netherlands remained neutral in world war one, it suffered invasion and occupation by Germany. Today, The Netherlands is a modern and highly industrialized country. It is one of the largest exporters of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC, which is now known as EU. The Netherlands took active participation in the introduction of the euro in 1999. It has Belgium and Germany as its neighbors and is flanked by the North Sea on one side. Holland is a province of the Netherlands, though people in other parts of the world often erroneously consider Holland as the name of the country.
Holland is a place with many tourist attractions. It has some very beautiful cities to its credit. Many towns of Holland are still surrounded by canals and castle walls. Most of the land is under sea level and is held in the form of polder&#
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The beauty of the cities lies in the fact that even though they are modern in facilities, they have a quaint old world charm to them. This makes tourists feel as if they have gone back in time to the Holland of the 17th century. Holland is especially breathtaking in its natural beauty in the month of April and May, when flowers are in bloom. Sixty percent of the world’s commercially grown flowers are produced here. It is also the largest exporter of cut diamonds in the world. The hallmark diamond produced here, “Amsterdam cut” is considered the epitome of high quality.
The people living in Holland prefer to travel on bikes while traveling around. In earlier times, the city had acquired its wealth by trading with the exotic lands of Asia. Tourists can get a good glimpse of those historic trading eras in the excellent museums here. Holland is easy to travel in and its people are friendly with outsiders. They speak excellent English.
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Posted 2006-06-05 09:12:50 By Elizabeth Morgan
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