1. The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same. 2. There are 20 national parks in the Netherlands , as well as hundreds of forests and lakes.
3. Herring with chopped raw onions and pickles is a national dish . The Dutch consume 12 million kilograms each year, which amounts to at least 5 fish per capita.
4. About 20% of the Netherlands is located below sea level .
5. Netherlands closed eight prisons due to shortage of criminals.
6. Itis bordered by Germany to the east and Belgium to the south and also has beaches along the North Sea to the north and west.
7. " Holland " is a province in the Netherlands , to the south and north, but itis not the name of the entire country .
8. According to the 2014 Oxfam report, the Netherlands is the top country for nutritious, nutritious and affordable food items.
9. According to the United Nations World Happiness Report 2013, the Netherlands was the fourth happiest country in the world .
10. 70% of the world's bacon comes from the Netherlands .
11. The Netherlands is a developed country , which has strong exports in many industries.
12. Scientists in the Netherlands are developing an ocean cleanup system that uses ocean currents and plastic waste as a barrier to remove. A 100 km long system will be deployed in 2020 to clean up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
13. The Queen of the Netherlands is an Argentinian .
14. The total land area of the Netherlands is 16,034 square miles (41,528 square kilometers).
15. There are more bicycles than people.
16. There are still over 1,000 traditional windmills operating in the Netherlands . Of these, 19can be found at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kanderdijk . 17. The Netherlands was one of the six founding members of the European Union .
18. One of the longest wars in history , between the Netherlands and the islands of Siles, lasted from 1651 to 1986. There were no casualties in this.
19. All Dutch electric trains are powered by wind power , serving 600,000 passengers per day.
20. Amsterdam is the capital and largest city in the Netherlands .
21. The Dutch village of Giethoorn has almost no roads, but many canals, which is why it isalso known as the " Venice of the Netherlands ".
22. Assisted suicide is legal in the Netherlands .
23. In the year 1672,an angry mob of Dutch killed and ate their prime minister .
24. The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch , although it is estimated that 86% of the population speaks English as a second language!
25. In 2007,a reality show on Dutch television in which patients competed for the kidney of a dying woman.
26. Like most EU countries, the euro is the official currency here .
27. Napoleon 's brother Louis Bonaparte was called the "King of the Rabbits" and is still called the "King of the Rabbits" because instead of saying "I am your king", he said "I am your rabbit" when he The Netherlands was annexedin 1806
28. The Netherlands also exports foodstuffs , machinery and equipment, chemicals and fuels. 29. Netherlands surrendered to Nazi Germany after only 5 days
30. According to the United Nations , Switzerland , Sweden and the Netherlands are the most dynamic countries in the worldin 2017
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