lists some of the events from 2015 related to the Netherlands. Monarch – Willem-Alexander Prime Minister – Mark Rutte (VVD) Speaker of the House of Representatives...
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The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent...
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exist. In 2015, Statistics Netherlands, the government institute that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands, found that 50.1% of the adult...
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Education in the Netherlands is characterized by division: education is oriented toward the needs and background of the pupil. Education is divided over...
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Prostitution in the Netherlands is legal and regulated. Operating a brothel is also legal. De Wallen, the largest and best-known Red-light district in Amsterdam...
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is the second largest religion in the Netherlands, after Christianity, and is practised by 5% of the population according to 2018 estimates. The majority...
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The economy of the Netherlands is a highly developed market economy focused on trade and logistics, manufacturing, services, innovation and technology...
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other aspects of the population. The Netherlands is the 69th most populous country in the world. As of January 2023, the Netherlands has a population...
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkrɛiɡ dɛr ˈneːdərlɑndə(n)] ;, West Frisian: Keninkryk fan Nederlân...
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Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces...
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The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Walk Along" written by Tobias Karlsson and Anouk Teeuwe. The song was performed...
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Healthcare in the Netherlands is differentiated along three dimensions (1) level (2) physical versus mental and (3) short term versus long term care. The three...
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(LGBTQ) rights in the Netherlands are among the most advanced in the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1811 after France invaded the country and...
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Cycling is the second-most common mode of transport in the Netherlands, with 36% of Dutch people listing the bicycle as their most frequent way of getting...
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The Catholic Church in the Netherlands (Dutch: Rooms-katholiek kerkgenootschap in Nederland) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the spiritual...
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The history of the Netherlands extends back long before the founding of the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon. For...
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in the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Leiden University 60-77 Leiden University 31-44 Leiden University 61-88 UA- Virtual HUB Research universities in the...
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Euthanasia in the Netherlands is regulated by the "Termination of Life on Request and Assisted Suicide (Review Procedures) Act" which was passed in 2001 and...
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The Netherlands is a parliamentary representative democracy. A constitutional monarchy, the country is organised as a decentralised unitary state. The...
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million of the 17 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population...
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Cannabis in the Netherlands is illegal, but is decriminalised for personal use. Recreational consumption of the drug is tolerated, and it is available in coffeeshops...
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The Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply Het Nederlands elftal) has represented the Netherlands in international...
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Television in the Netherlands was officially introduced in 1951. In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks...
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provincie [ˌproːˈvɪnsi] ) of the Netherlands representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local governments, with responsibility...
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Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, and Aruba...
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The Netherlands armed forces (Dutch: Nederlandse krijgsmacht) are the military forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (mainland Netherlands in Europe...
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South Asians in the Netherlands (Dutch: Zuid-Aziaten in Nederland), also referred to as South Asian Dutch (Zuid-Aziatische Nederlanders) or Dutch South...
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Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 until her abdication in 1948. She reigned for nearly 58 years, making her the longest-reigning monarch in Dutch history...
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The Scottish cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates to play the Netherlands in February 2016. The tour consisted of a Twenty20 International (T20I)...
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Elections in the Netherlands are held for five territorial levels of government: the European Union, the state, the twelve provinces, the 21 water boards...
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