Bike,canal..this is Holland

The Netherlands

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October 25th 2009
Holland falls into the category of rich western europe-and funnily enough-its financial prosperity only adds to my reasoning of why I think this country is so unique,and why every other nation,not just the rich,should aspire to be more like this one. That I know is a big statement to make,but if anyone is deserving of it-it's the Dutch. Geographically,this country is so tiny that if you were t ... read more

Europe » Netherlands

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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 natio... ... read more