NETHERLANDS

WHERE IS IT ON THE MAP?• The Netherlands is in the

north west part of Europe and bordered by Germany and Belgium

• Just south of the North Sea. Across the sea on the west coast is the country United Kingdom

• About 53˚ Longitude and about 5˚ Latitude

FAMOUS PEOPLE• Vincent Van Gogh (artist)

(on the top left)• Dan Gadzuric (NBA

player)• Rembrandt (artist)• Rik Smits (NBA player)• Francisco Elson (NBA

Player) (bottom right)

WHAT DO THEY SPEAK?• They official language which is spoken by

the 90% of the population is Dutch

• Frisian is also a language spoken in the Netherlands but it’s not as popular

CITIES WORTH VISITING• Delft (right)• Hague• Arnhem• Valkenburg

AMAZING SIGHTS TO SEE• Royal Palace (left)• Nieuwe Kerk• Grote St. Bavokerk

Church• Bakenesser Gracht

PLACES TO GO

• Hoge De Veluwe National Park

• Van Gogh Museum• Anne Frank House• Rembrandt Square • Teyler Museum• Dam Square

BIGGEST CITIES BY POPULATION

Amsterdam Population of 1.36 Million people

live here in the Capitol

Rotterdam About 643,425 people live here in

Rotterdam

Hague Around 485,818 people live in the

Hague

When you combine these three countries you get a total of 2,499,243 people.

WHAT SPORTS DO THEY PLAY?

  Football (American

soccer) Speed Skating Handball Cycling Field Hockey Volleyball Sailing Tennis

WHAT DO THE COLORS ON THE FLAG REPRESENT?

•  Red =Strength & Courage• White = Honesty & Peace

• Blue = Loyalty & Truth

RELIGION

• In the Netherlands they don't study much for Religion in fact most of the population in the Netherlands have no religious views and don‘t believe at all. Here is what some people do believe in…

• Roman Catholic• Protestant• Islam• And some other sort of Christianity 

 

POPULATION AND ETHNIC GROUPS

  About 16,570,613 people live in the Netherlands

  Ethnic Groups Ranks 58th on the list of countries with the

highest population• 80.7% Dutch                  • 5% EU• 2.4% Indonesian• 2.2% Turkish• 2% Surinamese• 2% Moroccan • 5.6% Other

HOW DO THE MEN DRESS?• Most men dress based on

wealth, they will change their outfit based on where they are.

 • When relaxed men will often

wear long pants shorts tank tops

 Wooden shoes are very popular for both men and women in this country

HOW DO THE WOMEN DRESS?

Women in the Netherlands often dress according to the event, rich women will often dress more fashionably during most occasions while women without as much money will not.  Here is what the average women will wear when not trying to be too formal.  • Skirts• Any kind of shirt

     Women will often wear wooden     shoes as well as men.  •  

BREADS OF DOGSThere are several different breads of dogs that are originated in the Netherlands. Here's a few… • Dutch Hound• Keeshond (right)• Stabyhoun• Wetterhoun• Dutch Shepard• Saarloos Wolfdog 

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