166 Interesting and Fun Facts about Netherlands

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1. The change from summer to winter time (moving clockwise back one hour) is on the last Sunday in October.

2. The country’s first Muslim political party was founded in this country.

3. 18.9% of fatal accidents were caused by people under the influence of alcohol.

4. This country has more than 9,612,000 motor vehicles (566 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants).

5. At the end of 2018, construction is planned to begin near the port of Rotterdam, the world’s first floating dairy.

6. There are over 345 buildings in Rotterdam with a height exceeding 35 meters.

7. There are currently 5 “skyscrapers” in Rotterdam (buildings over 150 meters high).

8. The orange color of the carrot is due to the Dutch who have promoted this type of vegetable. Earlier, yellow, white and even purple carrots were equally popular.

9. It is a country of tulips. Six million are sold annually.

10. The national top-level domain is .nl . There are more than 5 081 370 websites with this extension.

11. The most popular pages with the extension .nl are google.nl, nu.nl and marktplaats.nl.

12. The Kingdom of the Netherlands is one of the 12 monarchies in Europe.

13. The Netherlands is considered the best country in Europe in terms of conditions for raising children.

14. In this country there are over 139,295 km of paved roads, including over 2,758 km of expressways (0.22% of all roads in the world).

15. The country has 29 airports, 23 of the paved surface.

16. In this country there are more than 3 013 km of railway tracks.

17. In two Dutch cities there are metro lines (Amsterdam and Rotterdam).

18. In Rotterdam there is a metro line with a length of 78.3 km (62 stations). It was opened in 1968. Annually, about 83 million people use it.

19. It’s hard to find street advertisements, and as they are, they are thoughtfully integrated into the surroundings.

20. In the Netherlands, processed biogas called blomethane is increasingly used to refuel cars. It can be used in any car with CNG drive. Biomethane accounts for 65% of gas consumption.

21. The average speed of fixed-line internet is 15.6 Mb / s, and the maximum 63.5 Mb / s (data from the end of 2015).

22. Full name of the country – Kingdom of the Netherlands.

23. In Dutch cuisine, the most common ingredients are potatoes and cheese.

Geography in Netherlands

1. There are over a thousand windmills there.

2. In 1953, the Zeelandia seaside region was completely flooded by the sea. 3,500 people were killed. People, however, did not give up, they drained the area and they still lived there.

3. The city of Delft has the effect of “great heaven.” Optical illusion results from a flat landscape and depression.

4. In the city of Best there is a 2 meter mole monument commemorating the hollow of a 3-kilometer railway tunnel.

5. In the Netherlands, due to the high density of population and the lack of large forests, you get the impression that everything is very close.

6. The Netherlands borders with countries such as Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km.

7. There are over 10,000 special windmills in the Netherlands that pump water.

8. The lowest situated place in the country is Zuidplaspolder – 7 m.p.p.

9. The Ministry of Water Level deals with the complex defense system against sea and river water.

10. In June and July, in fine weather, it is open until 23:00.

11. The average height of the country is 10 m above sea level.

12. The number of windy days is 360 on average during the year.

13. The country is 7.5 times smaller than Poland.

14. The longest river is the Rhine, 165 km.

15. The highest peak is Vaalserberg, 322 m above sea level.

16. Baku (28 sq m m.) And Amsterdam (2m p. M.) Are the only capitals in the world that are below sea level.

17. In November 2016, a long-standing territorial dispute between Belgium and the Netherlands ended. Belgium renounced 14 hectares of land, and the Netherlands gave away 3 hectares.

18. The record heat wave that struck Europe in 2003, from June to September killed about 1,800 people in this country.

19. There are 18948 km2 of agricultural land in the Netherlands (56% of the country).

20. The highest located city in the country is Vaals.

21. 3670 km2 of the country is covered by forests (10.8%)

22. There are about 300 castles open to the public in the Netherlands.

23. The country is famous for a large number of windmills, and for the cultivation of tulips.

24. 25% of the Netherlands is below sea level.

25. There are 487 people per square kilometer, which gives the highest population density in Europe, taking into account countries with over 1 million inhabitants.

26. Baarle-Nassau is a town on the border with Belgium. In 1995, an exact line was established that separates the two countries. It crosses streets, pavements and even buildings. The rule is applied – on which side of the line is the front door, the building belongs to this country.

165. The nearest capital city in a straight line from Amsterdam is Brussels (Belgium) – 174 km.

166. The furthest capital city in a straight line from Amsterdam is Wellington (New Zealand) – 18564 km.

Finance in Netherlands

1. The minimum wage is EUR 1 507 per month, EUR 347.95 per week, EUR 69.59 per day and EUR 8.7 per hour (data from 2015).

2. The amount of income tax in the Netherlands is 25%.

3. In this country, the amount of income tax for natural persons is 52%, and for companies – 25% (2018).

4. The tax on goods and services is 21% (2018).

5. The level of inflation in 2018 is 2.1%.

6. The Netherlands is one of the top three largest exporters of agricultural products despite its small size (it occupies 0.008% of the world’s area).

7. Gross domestic product (GDP) …
– in 2015 it is $ 891 549 000 000 (PLN 3 815 829 720 000 ),
– in 2018 it is $ 826,000,000,000 (PLN 3,552,580,000,000).

8. Internal debt at the beginning of …
– 2015 year was 68.8% of GDP, which is about: $ 613 385 712 000 (PLN 2 625 290 847 360),
– 2018 year was 56, 7% of GDP, i.e. around: $ 468 342 000 000 (PLN 2 004 503 760 000). To pay it back, each citizen would have to give about $ 27,583 (PLN 118,054).

9. Foreign debt at the beginning of …
– 2015 was around: $ 4,154,000,000 ,
– 2018 is around: $ 4,694,343,000,000 .

10. The percentage share in the global economy of the Netherlands in 2015 is 1.16% (for comparison, Poland’s share is 0.74%, and the United States – 23.32%).

11. The Netherlands is the largest exporter of beer in the world. In 2001, they sent as much as 1.3 billion liters for borders, mainly to the USA.

12. This country has 2018 over year $35,984,000,000 in foreign exchange reserves (0.34% of foreign exchange reserves of all countries of the world).

13. The Netherlands has 612,500 kg of gold reserves (2018).

Law in Netherlands

1. The permissible alcohol content in the blood of the person driving the car depends on the length of his driving license. Up to five years, the limit is 0.2 per mille, and above 0.5 per mille.

2. Built-up area allowed speed depending on the area varies from 30 to 50 km / h.

3. Outside built-up areas, the permitted speed on the normal road ranges from 80 to 100 km / h, and on highways from 100 to 130 km / h.

4. The permissible blood alcohol content in a person driving a car is 0.5 promille.

5. Men and women can retire at the age of 65 and 3 months.

6. The average amount of the pension is EUR 1 477.

7. In this country, the amount of income tax for natural persons is 52%, and for companies – 25% (2018).

8. The tax on goods and services is 21% (2018).

9. Prostitution, abortion, euthanasia and partnership are legitimate in the Netherlands.

10. For people with disabilities, the state provides housing and work.

11. A worker who has lost a full-time job receives 80% of the salary for another two years.

12. In Amsterdam, the punishment for drinking alcohol and smoking in parks is cleaning the streets.

13. Strict regulations of building law and perfect gardening art create a picture of incredible order and aesthetics.

14. In this country, men and women can get married at the age of 18.

15. Over 700,000 bicycles are stolen annually.

16. Every citizen and tourist must have an identity document with them. This also applies to teenagers from 14 years of age.

17. Cyclists on bicycle lanes have absolute priority.

18. In big cities, parking even at night is payable. If you break this recipe you have to take into account the assumption of a blockade on the wheel.

19. In recent years, the country has experienced a large decline in crime. In 2013, 8 prisons were closed for lack of prisoners.

20. In this country, a person of 12 years of age is subject to criminal liability.

21. In this country, the formalities associated with setting up a business last 10 days.

22. The last death penalty was carried out in 1952.

23. In this country homosexual marriages are legal since April 1, 2001.

Education in Netherlands

1. In this country, compulsory education lasts 13 years.

2. The beginning of education begins at the age of 6.

3. The average IQ level is 100.

4. In this country there is 1% of people above 15 years of age who can not read or write (approximately 169 796 people).

Work in Netherlands

1. The minimum wage is EUR 1 507 per month, EUR 347.95 per week, EUR 69.59 per day and EUR 8.7 per hour (data from 2015).

2. The national average wage is EUR 2 158 per month (data from 2012).

3. The amount of income tax in the Netherlands is 25%.

4. Men and women can retire at the age of 65 and 3 months.

5. The unemployment rate in 2018 is 3.8% .

6. The average amount of the pension is EUR 1 477.

7. In most of the workplaces there is a bathroom with a shower so that you can freshen up after coming on a bike.

8. In this country, the amount of income tax for natural persons is 52%, and for companies – 25% (2018).

9. For people with disabilities, the state provides housing and work.

10. A worker who has lost a full-time job receives 80% of the salary for another two years.

11. Vegetables from Dutch greenhouses are fed with half of Europe, although only 2% of Dutch people work in agriculture.

12. In this country, the formalities associated with setting up a business last 10 days.

13. The work week is 40 hours.

Best in Netherlands

1. The richest of them is Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken with assets worth over $11.6 billion.

2. There are 15,000 km of bicycle paths in the Netherlands. Some are even heated.

3. There are over 600,000 bicycles in Amsterdam alone.

4. There are 1281 bridges in Amsterdam.

5. The port in Rotterdam, in terms of the tonnage of goods handled, ranks first in Europe and third in the world.

6. In the years 1962-1986 the port of Rotterdam was the “busiest” port in the world.

7. The most well-known Dutch companies are: Shell, DAF Trucks, Nationale-Nederlanden and Philips.

8. There are twice as many bicycles as cars.

9. There are over 10,000 special windmills in the Netherlands that pump water.

10. The lowest situated place in the country is Zuidplaspolder – 7 m.p.p.

11. In Amsterdam, the wastewater treatment company extracts more than 10,000 bicycles annually from the sewers. It is not known where they come from.

12. The largest airport in the Netherlands is in Amsterdam. Annually over 54 million people use it.

13. The most deadly disease in this country is lung cancer.

14. The country ranks second in the world in terms of the number of pornographic sites. There are over 187 million “+18” subpages on 1.8 million domains.

15. The Dutch are the highest in the world, the average height of men is 184 cm, and women 170 cm.

16. In this country is the lowest in Europe indicator of unwanted pregnancy and abortion in a teenager.

17. The Netherlands has the densest network of highways in the world.

18. The longest river is the Rhine, 165 km.

19. The highest peak is Vaalserberg, 322 m above sea level.

20. Baku (28 sq m m.) And Amsterdam (2m p. M.) Are the only capitals in the world that are below sea level.

21. The highest located city in the country is Vaals.

22. The lowest temperature: -27.4 °C was measured in Winterswijk.

23. The highest temperature: 38.6 °C was measured in Warnsveld.

Army in Netherlands

1. The Netherlands participates in the program of sharing American nuclear weapons within NATO. They have 10-20 heads.

2. Position in the list of the best armies of the world:
– 2015 year – 31 place,
– 2018 > year – 37 place.

3. Number of soldiers:
– 2014 year – 48,000 professional and 32,000 reservists,
– 2018 year – 42 700 professional and 10 500 reservists.

4. Number of equipment:
– 2014 year – 0 tanks, 1100 > armored vehicles, 160 jet aircraft and 65 helicopters,
– 2018 year – 0 tanks, 979 armored vehicles, 164 jet aircraft and 75 helicopters.

5. Army expenditure:
– 2014 year – $ 10,000,000,000 (PLN 42,800,000,000),
– 2018 year – $ 9,840,000,000 (PLN 42,115,200,000).

6. The naval fleet …
– in 2014 there were about 9 ships, in 2018 it was about < strong style = "color: green;"> 9 ships.

Society in Netherlands

1. 9 Dutchmen have accumulated assets greater than a billion US dollars.

2. In the Netherlands, an average person consumes about 9.9 liters of pure alcohol per year.

3. The most beer is beer – 47%, then wine – 36%, and spirit – 17%.

4. In 2013, 570 people lost their lives as a result of traffic accidents.

5. Men and women can retire at the age of 65 and 3 months.

6. The average IQ level is 100.

7. Over 90% of Dutch people speak English.

8. Nearly 7% of Dutch citizens suffer from depression caused mainly by poor family ties.

9. There are more pigs than people.

10. The Netherlands is defined as a “godless” country in which deeds are important, not moralizing sermons.

11. Every third person is born at home.

12. The Dutch are the highest in the world, the average height of men is 184 cm, and women 170 cm.

13. In this country is the lowest in Europe indicator of unwanted pregnancy and abortion in a teenager.

14. Only 3% of the population uses Coffee Shop. 80% of clients are foreigners.

15. In this country, women having their first child on average 29.4 years old.

16. On average, a woman gives birth to 1.8 children.

17. About 9,500,000 (2015) 9,800,000 (2018) accounts on Facebook.

18. In this country over 2,400,000 (2015) 2,700,000 (2018) people have access to internet (approximately 31% of the population).

19. The population density is 487 people per km2.

20. The main religion is Catholicism, 25%.

22. 19 Dutch citizens received the Nobel Prize.

23. The average age of people living in this country is 42.3 years.

24. In this country there are approximately:
– 2,843,000 people (16.73%) in the age range 0-14 years.
– 11,094,000 people (65.29%) in the age range 15-64 years.
– 3 055 100 people (17.98%) over 65 years old.

25. In this country, about 184,000 children are born each year (1.1% of the population), and about 147,000 people die (0.9% of the population).

26. 39 people out of 1000 possess firearms.

27. 66% of the country’s population lives in urban areas.

28. Almost every citizen of this country has a bike.

29. In this country an adult person smokes an average of 67 cigarettes a month.

30. The average life expectancy in this country is 81.3 years (women – 83.1 years and men – 79.4 years).

Symbols of Netherlands

1. The national alcohol is Jenever.

2. In this country everyone was needed, and everyone was all. It is said that God created the world, and the Dutch Dutch.

3. A national animal is a mythical lion.

4. Motto of the country – “I will defend”.

Customs in Netherlands

1. Everyone rides on bikes, even the Prime Minister and his ministers commute to work there.

2. The Dutch love coffee, drink more than tea or beer. On average, over 160 liters per person per year.

3. Self-twisted cigarettes are more popular than ready-made cigarettes bought in the store. The Dutch have come to their perfection so that they can do it with one hand.

4. Most of the Dutch people have their own caravan, which goes on holiday mainly to France or Spain.

Holidays in Netherlands

1. On May 4, at 20:00, there is a minute of silence throughout the Netherlands.

Sport in Netherlands

1. The most popular sport is football.

History of Netherlands

1. At the beginning of the 17th century, New York was called New Amsterdam

2. In 1253, a fire broke out in Ultrech, which lasted for 9 days. A large part of the city was destroyed.

3. In 1452, Amsterdam stood in the heat. 3/4 of the city was turned into a ruin.

4. In the years 1962-1986 the port of Rotterdam was the “busiest” port in the world.

5. In 1953, the Zeelandia seaside region was completely flooded by the sea. 3,500 people were killed. People, however, did not give up, they drained the area and they still lived there.

6. The tulip imported from Turkey in the 16th and 17th centuries was the favorite flower of the European aristocracy.

7. The Netherlands had only one tank during World War II, which did not take part in the fighting because he got stuck in the mud on the way to the front.

8. In the seventeenth century, the Dutch explore the western and northern coast of Australia called this area New Holland.

9. The Netherlands sends 20,000 tulip bulbs each year to Canada for the support during World War II.

10. The first regular airline flights were launched by the Dutch airline KLM in 1920. You could fly on the Amsterdam – London route.

11. On May 4, at 20:00, there is a minute of silence throughout the Netherlands.

12. Independence from the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was obtained on January 30, 1648.

13. In November 2016, a long-standing territorial dispute between Belgium and the Netherlands ended. Belgium renounced 14 hectares of land, and the Netherlands gave away 3 hectares.

14. The record heat wave that struck Europe in 2003, from June to September killed about 1,800 people in this country.

15. In this country, women have the right to vote from 1919.

16. The country joined the UN on December 10, 1945.

17. The Netherlands is one of the 12 countries in the world that on April 4, 1949, after signing the North Atlantic Treaty, formed a political and military organization called NATO.

Language in Netherlands

1. The most popular Dutch language break is: Als vliegen achter vliegen vliegen, vliegen vliegen vliegensvlug, which means: when the fly flies behind the flies, the flies fly very fast.

2. The Dutch word “lol” means “free” in free translation.

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What is the highest peak in the Netherlands?

The highest peak in the Netherlands is Vaalserberg (322 m above sea level).

answer: Marta

What is the largest river in the Netherlands?

The Rhine is the largest river in the Netherlands, 165 km.

answer: Marta

Which Netherlands has national colors?

National colors: orange.

answer: Marta

What is national alcohol?

The national alcohol is Jenever.

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Which countries borders the Netherlands?

The Netherlands borders with countries such as Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km.

answer: Marta

What is the average age of people living in this country?

The average age of people living in this country is 42.3 years.

answer: Marta

What is the minimum wage?

The minimum wage is EUR 1 507 per month, EUR 347.95 per week, EUR 69.59 per day and EUR 8.7 per hour (data from 2015).

answer: Marta

What is the population density in the Netherlands?

The population density is 501 people per km2.

answer: Marta

What is the motto of this country?

Motto of the country – “I will defend”.

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What is the highest temperature recorded in this country?

The highest temperature: 38.6 ° C was measured in Warnsveld.

answer: Marta

What is the lowest temperature recorded in this country?

The lowest temperature: -27.4 ° C was measured in Winterswijk.

answer: Marta

With how many years can you legally buy alcohol?

In this country, alcohol can be bought at 16-18. Alcohol higher than 15% from 18 years.

answer: Marta