The Netherlands
In europe it consists of 12 provinces that border germany to the east belgium to the south and the north sea to the northwest with maritime borders in the north.
The netherlands. Now embedded in the european union eu of which. Nederland also commonly but incorrectly called holland is a european country bordering germany to the east belgium to the south and france in the caribbean as the dutch territory sint maarten borders french territory saint martin the people language and culture of the netherlands are referred to in english as dutch. The dutch economy is open and generally internationalist in outlook. The west and north are the dutch coast and are delimited by the north sea.
Eat surinamese food and stroopwafels for dessert. The country shares a border with germany in the east and belgium in the south. With belgium and luxembourg the netherlands is a member of the benelux economic union which in the 1950s and 1960s served as a model for the larger european economic community eec. The euro is the official currency.
The netherlands is a country that is part of a constituent country of the kingdom of the netherlands most of it is in western europe but there are also some parts in the caribbean more than 17 million people live there. The kingdom of the netherlands dutch. Nederland ˈneːdərlɑnt informally holland is a country primarily located in western europe and partly in the caribbean forming the largest constituent country of the kingdom of the netherlands. To the north and west of the european part of the netherlands is the north sea and to the east is germany and to the south is belgium.
The little island country of suriname is a former dutch colony and due to movement of slave laborers across dutch colonies surinamese food is an interesting mix of dutch indonesian indian chinese african and caribbean influences. Some of the best surinamese food can be found in amsterdam. The netherlands 11 best cycling routes and locations 4 min read published 20 aug 2020 with fabulously pancake flat scenic landscapes beckoning along every last dyke and canal two wheeling in the netherlands is a great way to explore. Top 10 facts about the netherlands.