the netherlands presentation
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The Netherlands
- Low countries -
- Contents - Basic Informations :
Geography & History
Population
Government
Economy
Culture & Customs : Lifestyle
Society
Education
Habits
Stereotypes video
Basic Informations
Geography On the coast of the north sea. Dimension : 360 by 257 km. Capital & largest cities :
o Amsterdam (Official).
o The Hague (Administrative capital).
o Rotterdam.
History Julius Caesar.Role of the Franks & Charlemagne.1648 & 1688, two important years. In 1814, Holland & Belgium were
merged into one Kingdom. Julius Caesar
Charlemagne
Population 16,730,632 :• 61st most populated country in the world.
• 493 per km² .
• Births & Deaths.
GovernmentMonarchy since March 16th of 1815.Political parties : CDA, PvdA, PVV…The Hague.
The Hague
Economy
Prosperous & open economy -> Foreign trade.
Stable industrial relations.
Fairly low unemployement & inflation.
An important role as a European transportation hub.
Culture & Customs Lifestyle
Bicycles.Drugs.Architecture.…
Architecture in Rotterdam :
The ‘Erasmusbrug’
The Chabot Museum
The Maastoren
Society Values & Beliefs. Equality. Contradictions.
(Strange) Dutch people habits : Cycling, no matter the weather conditions. Sinterklaas. Dinner time at 5:30 pm. 3 kisses on the cheeks…
Stereotypes about Dutch people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq2dYZeawdM
Bibliograhy :
http://www.infoplease.com
http://www.wikipedia.com
http://www.holland.com
http://www.expactica.com
http://www.freedutch.nl
http://www.smilesandhappiness.wordpress.com