Time in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is denoted by Central European Time (CET; Midden-Europese Tijd) during the winter as standard time in the Netherlands...
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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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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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In the Netherlands, dates are written using the little-endian pattern "day–month–year" as is usual elsewhere in Europe and many other countries. Either...
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Religion in the Netherlands was dominated by Christianity between the 10th and 20th centuries. In the late 19th century, roughly 60% of the population...
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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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The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkrɛiɡ dɛr ˈneːdərlɑndə(n)] ; Papiamento: Reino Hulandes), commonly...
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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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The national holidays in the Netherlands are: While there are other holidays that are widely celebrated, these are not officially recognised national holidays...
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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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Greenwich time. In the Netherlands, introduction of the railways made it desirable to create a standard time. On 1 May 1909, Amsterdam Time or Dutch Time was...
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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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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 Netherlands is a parliamentary representative democracy. A constitutional monarchy, the country is organised as a decentralised unitary state. The...
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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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Constitution of the Netherlands in 1848.[citation needed] The prime minister is the chairman of the Council of Ministers; since 1945 he has held the Dutch title...
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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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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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"access prime time". Shows, movies, and sport events are usually shown during prime time. Much like in Germany, prime time in the Netherlands usually begins...
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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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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 national flag of the Netherlands (Dutch: de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a...
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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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Telephone numbers in the Netherlands are administered by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation of the Netherlands. The telephone numbering...
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There are twelve provinces of the Netherlands representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local governments, with responsibility...
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Greenwich Mean Time. They were obliged to follow German time during the war, and kept it thereafter. In the mid-1970s the Netherlands, as other European...
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article lists political parties in the Netherlands. The country has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which any one party has little...
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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 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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and Time. Studies in the History of Religions, 54. The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers. pp. 53–59. ISBN 978-90-04-09583-0. Archived from the original...
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