THE NETHERLAND

FLAG
• RED :
Strength & courage

• WHITE :
Honesty & peace

• BLUE :
Loyalty & truth
 Coat of arms
Motto : 'I will uphold'
CAPITAL Amsterdam
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Dutch , Frisian
Unitary parliamentary democracy under
GOVERNMENT
constitutional monarchy
MONARCH Willem-Alexander
PRIME MINISTER Mark Rutte
LEGISLATURE States general
UPPER HOUSE Senate
LOWER HOUSE House of representative
NATIONAL DAY 27th April , King's day
TOTAL AREA 41,543 km2

TOTAL POPULATION 2014 16,856,620

GDP 2014 est. $717.146 billion

CURRENCY EURO (EUR)
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Beatrix
PM of Netherlands:
Mark Rutte
 The Netherlands
• One of the most densely populated in the world -
average of 188 people per square mile.

• The Netherlands' 3 largest cities are: Amsterdam ,

Rotterdam , The Hague

• The landscape is mainly flat and strewn with rivers,

lakes and canals.
 Provinces
• Divided into 12 province

• The twelve province are:

– Drenthe , Flevoland , Friesland ,Gelderland,

Groningen , Limburg , North Brabant , North Holland ,
Overijssel , South Holland , Utrecht , Zeeland.
Ethnic Division
• Dutch 80.7%
• EU 5%
• Indonesian 2.4%
• Turkish 2.2%,
• Surinamese 2%
• Moroccan 2%
Religion
Currency : Euro (€)
GDP 2014 : $798.106 billion
Geography & Climate
• Area: 41,5543 km2

• A large part of the Netherlands is

covered with:
– Water : 7,643 sq km
– Land : 33,883 sq km.
• The name of
country is from
the word
'neder' which
means low
because most
of the part of
the country are
located below
sea level.
• Very low and flat country - 26% of its area.

• 21% of its population located below sea

level .

• About 50% of its land exceeding one

metre above sea level.

• Most of the areas below sea level are

man-made.
A polder (tanah rendah) at 5.53 metres below sea
level
• Biggest island in Netherlands - Texel
Island in province of North Holland
 CLIMATE
• Maritime climate
• Cool summers and moderate winters
– Winter: 2°C to 6°C
– Summer:17°C to 20°C .

• Rainfall is distributed throughout the year with a

dryer period from April to September.
ECONOMY OF
NETHERLANDS
• Most developed country in the world

• One of the world’s top 5 biggest exporters

• Second largest exporter of agricultural products after

USA

• 18th largest economy in 2012

• Dutch major companies are - PHILIPS ,

HEINEKEN , UNILEVER, SHELL ,

• Netherlands unemployment rate was 6.8% in 2013.

 PHYSICAL
ATTRACTIONS OF
THE NETHERLAND
 Best time to visit Netherlands

• Tourist season : April to Sept

 AMSTERDAM
• Capital of Netherlands and the largest city

• One of the most romantic and beautiful cities

in Europe

• Popular because of its lovely canals that criss-

cross the city and its impressive architecture
The Beautiful Canals of Amsterdam
Dam Square
 Royal Palace:
As a city hall during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century  
 Rijksmuseum:
National museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam
 Anna Frank's house:
historic house and biographical museum dedicated to
Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank.
 Coffee Shop:
Anyone over 18 can buy marihuana (weed) and hash, and
smoke it right there.
 Red Light District:
Part of an urban area where there is a concentration
of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses
 ROTTERDAM
• 2nd largest city - One of the world's busiest
ports and the largest port in Europe (second
largest port in the world)

• It has an impressive skyline, modern

architecture and museum
Cubic Houses of Rotterdam
Splashtours
Euromast
Erasmus bridge
 Spido boat tour:
fantastic way to see the Europort in Rotterdam.
 VIDEO
• Splashtours
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNI9TY7YFdY

• Erasmus bridge
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IqRJRt0POE

• The cubic houses

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hec0xd3foB0

• Euromast tower
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH7PDRP3EXQ
 THE HAGUE (DEN HAAG)
• Situated between Amsterdam and Rotterdam - the 3rd
largest city

• Seat for many administrative government offices,

including the Parliament and ICJ

• Two of three official palace of Dutch Royal family

also located here.
Dutch parliament
International Court of Justice
(Peace Palace)
Great Hall of Justice during a proccess.
Huis ten Bosch - Royal palace
Noordeinde Palace
The Mauritshuis
 The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which
consists of 841 objects, primarily Dutch Golden Age painting.
 Keukenhof - South Holland
• The world's largest flower garden (visited
by 849 000 people in 2013) where 80% were
foreign tourists.

• Only open for several weeks during the spring.

• Receives the highest amount of visitors of all

Dutch attractions on a weekly basis.
• The windmill: one of the best
known icons of the
Netherlands.

• There are over 1000 windmills

 Mills of
Schiedam
• The tallest in
the world.
 Zaanse Schans
• Most popular tourist attractions in North
Holland, it has a collection of historic houses
and windmills .

• Town of traditional Dutch crafts and

architecture, with six windmills, a wooden
shoe workshop, a cheese farm.
 Giethoorn
• Known as “the Venice of Holland” or the
'Venice of the North‘

• No cars or roads

• Travel by water or on foot over the lovely

wooden bridges.
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