The Netherlands

- Low countries -

- Contents - Basic Informations :

Geography & History

Population

Government

Economy

Culture & Customs : Lifestyle

Society

Education

Habits

Stereotypes video

Basic Informations

Geography On the coast of the north sea. Dimension : 360 by 257 km. Capital & largest cities :

o Amsterdam (Official).

o The Hague (Administrative capital).

o Rotterdam.

History Julius Caesar.Role of the Franks & Charlemagne.1648 & 1688, two important years. In 1814, Holland & Belgium were

merged into one Kingdom. Julius Caesar

Charlemagne

Population 16,730,632 :• 61st most populated country in the world.

• 493 per km² .

• Births & Deaths.

GovernmentMonarchy since March 16th of 1815.Political parties : CDA, PvdA, PVV…The Hague.

The Hague

Economy

Prosperous & open economy -> Foreign trade.

Stable industrial relations.

Fairly low unemployement & inflation.

An important role as a European transportation hub.

Culture & Customs Lifestyle

Bicycles.Drugs.Architecture.…

Architecture in Rotterdam :

The ‘Erasmusbrug’

The Chabot Museum

The Maastoren

Society Values & Beliefs. Equality. Contradictions.

(Strange) Dutch people habits : Cycling, no matter the weather conditions. Sinterklaas. Dinner time at 5:30 pm. 3 kisses on the cheeks…

Stereotypes about Dutch people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq2dYZeawdM

Bibliograhy :

http://www.infoplease.com

http://www.wikipedia.com

http://www.holland.com

http://www.expactica.com

http://www.freedutch.nl

http://www.smilesandhappiness.wordpress.com