Background: The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.
January 26th 2008Europe » Netherlands » Province of Groningen » Groningen Hello all! I am now in the Netherlands in Groningen with my Dutchies!! It has been great so far! The trains were very delayed coming from Eindhoven to Groningen so that was a bit frustrating, but havi ... [full story]
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