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Only 50% of the Netherlands has land exceeding one meter above sea level， with most of the areas below being man-made. Almost 17% of Netherlands land area is reclaimed from lakes and sea.
Because the land is so flat， the country’s highest point， which is 323 meters high， is actually referred to as a mountain. It’s located in Vaalserberg.
The Dutch people are the tallest in Europe with an average height of 1.81-1.84 meters for adult males and 1.67-1.70 （depending on the source） meters for women.
Amsterdam is one of the most popular cities in the Netherlands and home to at least 200 different nationalities. With over 4.2 million international visitors， Amsterdam is now Europe’s 5th-busiest tourist destination.
Using “Holland” to talk about the Netherlands is wrong. Holland comprises the Dutch provinces of North and South Holland. It used to be the economically strongest region of the country， which is why it’s so known.
The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815 and， since 1848， a parliamentary democracy. It has always had a coalition government.
Thick Dutch fries. You might see these thick cut fries called patat or frites on menus， and traditionally they come served in a piping hot paper cone slathered with any manner of tasty toppings. Ask for ‘patatje oorlog’ for a dollop of peanut satay sauce， mayo and onions， or a ‘patat speciaal’ for a mix of curry ketchup， mayonnaise and onions.
Stamppot is an old-style Dutch dish. It is made of mashed potatoes mixed with one or more vegetables like kale， carrots， endive or sauerkraut.
Electronic Music is embraced in the Netherlands. It has had a vibrant club， rave and festival scene for over 20 years. People start to party at a very young age. There are plenty of places where people can practice their DJ skills and of course all these activities are concentrated in a very small piece of land so everyone connects and learns from each other at a much higher pace than when people are divided from each other by a lot of distance.
Amsterdam is entirely built on wooden poles 11 meters deep. This is due to its soil which consists of thick layers of clay and fen. The Royal Palace situated at Dam Square is built on at least 13，659 wooden poles.
According to the 2013 United Nations World Happiness Report of 2013， the Netherlands was ranked fourth happiest country in the world. The Netherlands has the thirteenth-highest per capita income in the world， according to the International Monetary Fund. Perhaps that’s why it is such a happy country！ There are still over 1，000 traditional working windmills in the Netherlands. 19 of these can be found at the Unesco World Heritage Site of Kinderdijk.
There are 1，281 bridges in Amsterdam！ There are almost no streets in the Dutch village of Giethoorn， but there are many canals， which is why it’s also known as the “Venice of the Netherlands”.
There are more bikes （over 18 million） in the Netherlands than there are people. There are about 15，000 km of bike lanes in the Netherlands. Pedestrians are not allowed to walk on the specially-designated bike lanes， found all over the country. A Dutch person will cycle 2.5 km per day on average and 900 km per year.
The Netherlands are famous for their tulips， but tulips originally didn’t grow there. They were imported from the Ottoman empire in the 17th century. Today， the Netherlands is the biggest producer and exporter of tulips in the world. But not just tulips. 75% of the world’s flower bulbs come from the Netherlands. The famous tulip garden Keukenhof is the largest flower garden in the world.
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the world’s oldest stock exchange. The Netherlands was a founder member of the Euro， swapping their “gulden” to the euro on January 1， 1999. The Netherlands was one of the six founding members of the European Union.
The Netherlands has produced many well-known painters including famous names such as Rembrandt van Rijn， Vincent van Gogh， and Willem de Kooning. There are at least 22 Rembrandt painting and 206 works by Van Gogh in Amsterdam alone. There are approximately 1000 museums in the Netherlands， 42 of them situated in Amsterdam.
Did you know that carrots didn’t use to be orange？ They were black， yellow， red， purple or white. An orange variant was made in honor of the House of Orange， that led the revolt against the Spanish and later became the Dutch Royal Family.
Both Australia and New Zealand were discovered by the Dutch. Australia was named “New Holland”， and New Zealand was named after the province of Zeeland. The latter is a great place to spend a weekend， by the way.
The most popular tourist souvenirs from the Netherlands include clogs （wooden shoes）， miniature windmills， cheese， and tulips.
Although it were the Portuguese who discovered tea in East Asia， it were the Dutch who started to import it commercially into Europe in 1610. By the way： tea didn’t get to the UK until about 40 years later！ The Dutch are the biggest licorice eaters in the world. They consume 32 million kilos of the stuff every year.
Popular throughout the world， the ‘stroopwafel’ is undoubtedly the most famous and popular pastry from The Netherlands. A ‘stroopwafel’ is a unique kind of cookie. It is a waffle made from baked batter and sliced horizontally. The two thin layers of the waffle are filled with special sweet and sticky syrup （the ‘stroop’） in between. The stiff batter for the waffles is made from butter， flour， yeast， milk， brown sugar and eggs.
The ‘kroket’ is a deep fried roll with meat ragout inside， covered in breadcrumbs. The original Dutch ‘kroket’ is made from beef or veal， but there are many different flavors like chicken satay， shrimps， goulash or even a vegetarian ‘kroket’. You can eat a ‘kroket’ as a snack， but most of the time they are served on sliced white bread or hamburger buns with mustard on the side.
Holland’s version of pea soup is a thick green stew of split peas， pork， celery， onions and leeks， and contrary to its name， it’s completely delicious.
Despite occupying only 0.008% of the world’s surface， the Netherlands is its third largest agricultural exporter. The Netherlands is the world’s biggest exporter of cheese; its dairy industry worth a mind-blowing 7 billion euros. The Dutch have been making cheese since 400 A.D. 70% of the world’s bacon comes from the Netherlands.
The Dutch wear rain suits in lieu of umbrellas because of the blustery winds.
In the Netherlands， 4/10 people work part-time. That’s the highest number in the European Union.
Delftware or Delft pottery， also known as Delft Blue， is a general term now used for Dutch tin-glazed earthenware， a form of faience. Most of it is blue and white pottery， and the city of Delft in the Netherlands was the major centre of production， but the term covers wares with other colours， and made elsewhere.
荷蘭只有50%的国土海拔超过了1米，不满1米的地方大多都是人造的土地。荷兰几乎有17%的国土都是填海、填湖造出来的。
因为国土实在太平了，全国最高的地方只有323米，而且那里还被称作山。这个地方坐落于瓦尔斯堡。
荷兰人是欧洲最高的，成年男性平均身高1.81-1.84米，成年女性平均1.67-1.7米（根据统计机构会略有不同）。
阿姆斯特丹是荷兰最受欢迎的城市之一，这里居住着至少200个不同的民族。阿姆斯特丹现在的国际游客量有420万，这让它成为了欧洲第五繁忙的旅游目的地。
用Holland 这个词来指代荷兰其实是错的。Holland 指的是荷兰的北荷兰省跟南荷兰省。这个地方曾经是全国经济最强盛的地区，所以这个名字的知名度才这么高。
荷兰从1815年开始成为了一个君主立宪制国家，从1848年开始实行议会民主。他们一直实行联合政府。
荷兰的薯条非常粗大，菜单上一般写成 patat，也可能直接写 fries，按照传统是放在滚烫的锥状纸筒里，上面可以加上各种各样的浇头。
荷兰土豆泥是一种传统的荷兰菜。它是通过在搅碎成泥的土豆里加上各种蔬菜制成的，可以有甘蓝菜、胡萝卜、莴苣甚至酸菜。 荷兰人很喜欢电子音乐。各种动感的夜总会、狂欢会、音乐节已经在这存在了20多年了。这里的人很年轻就会开始轰趴。有很多地方可供人们锻炼自己的DJ技巧，然后荷兰的国土又很小，所以大家有很多机会互相交流学习，频率比其他人远距离的地方高得多。
整个阿姆斯特丹都是建在11米深的木桩上的。这主要是因为这里的土壤性质，是一层很厚的黏土和沼泽。水坝广场上的王宫就是建在至少13，659根木桩上的。
根据联合国2013年的世界幸福报告，荷兰是全球第四快乐的国家。而根据国际货币基金组织的统计，荷兰的人均GDP在全球排第13，可能这就是他们如此快乐的原因。
荷兰现在依旧有超过1000座仍在运作的传统风车。金德代克景区就有19座可以看，这里被联合国教科文组织评为了世界遗产。
阿姆斯特丹有1281座桥！在羊角村几乎没有街道，但有像街道一样密集的运河，正因为如此它才有“荷兰威尼斯”的别称。
荷兰的自行车比人多，自行车有超过1800万辆，自行车道总共有15000千米长。他们的自行车有专门的车道，行人不许在上面行走，这样的车道遍布全国。每个荷兰人平均每天骑行2.5千米，一年900千米。
荷兰的郁金香非常出名，但郁金香其实并不是荷兰原产的。郁金香是他们在17世纪从奥斯曼土耳其帝国引进的。而现在，荷兰是全球最大的郁金香生产者和出口商。而且不只是郁金香，全球75%的花苞都是从荷兰来的。著名的库肯霍夫郁金香园是全球最大的花园。
阿姆斯特丹的股票交易所是全球最古老的一个。荷兰是欧元的创始成员国，并在1999年1月1号把货币基尔德换成了欧元。荷兰也是欧盟的6个创始成员国之一。
荷兰诞生了很多著名的画家，比如伦勃朗、梵高以及威廉·德·库宁。光是阿姆斯特丹就有至少22幅伦勃朗的画作和206幅梵高的作品。荷兰约有1000座博物馆，其中42个都位于阿姆斯特丹。
你知道胡萝卜本来不是橙色的吗？胡萝卜本来是黑、黄、红、紫或者白色的。橙色的变种是被研发出来向Orange家族（奥兰治）致敬的，这个家族领导了反抗西班牙人起义，然后成为了荷兰的王室。
澳大利亚和新西兰都是荷兰人发现的。澳大利亚本来叫“新荷兰”，而新西兰则是用泽兰省来命名的。顺便说一句，泽兰省是个很适合周末度假的地方。
荷兰最受欢迎的纪念品包括木底鞋、迷你风车、奶酪和郁金香。
虽然是葡萄牙人在东亚发现了茶，但却是荷兰人在1610年開始把茶商业化地进口到欧洲。另外，茶传到英国还要再晚40年！
荷兰人是全球最大的甘草糖食用者。他们每年要吃掉3200万千克这玩意儿。
闻名全球的“荷式松饼”无疑是荷兰最出名的面食。虽然它名字里有“华夫 wafel”，但它是一种很独特的饼干。这是一种用面糊烤制而成的华夫，然后再垂直切片。两层薄薄的华夫之间要加上一种甜蜜浓稠的特殊糖浆，也就是 stroop。制作它的浓稠面糊是用黄油、面粉、酵母、牛奶、黄糖和鸡蛋制成的。
荷兰炸肉卷是一种包了蔬菜炖肉的油炸卷，外面裹上了面包糠。最早的炸肉卷是用牛肉或者小牛肉制成的，但现在也有很多不同的版本，比如鸡肉沙爹、虾、炖菜牛肉甚至纯素食的。这种炸肉卷可以单独当零食吃，不过更常见的情况是放在白面包片或者汉堡面包上，然后旁边配上法式芥末。
荷兰版本的豌豆汤是一种绿色的浓稠炖菜，原料包括打碎的豌豆、猪肉、西芹、洋葱和韭菜。虽然名字snert不好听，但真的很好吃。
荷兰的面积只占地球表面的0.008%，但它却是全球第三大农业出口国。荷兰是全球最大的奶酪出口方，他们的奶制品业达到了惊人的70亿欧元。荷兰人从公元400年就开始制作奶酪了。另外全球70%的培根都是从荷兰来的。
荷兰人下雨的时候不打伞，而是穿雨衣，因为这里的风真的很狂暴。
在荷兰，40%的人都是做兼职的。这是欧盟里面最高的水平。
代尔夫特瓷器，又被称作代尔夫特蓝陶，是对荷兰锡釉陶器的统称，这是一种珐琅彩。他们大多数都是蓝白相间的陶器，荷兰的代尔夫特是它们的主要产区，不过这个名字也包括一些其他颜色和其他产地的陶器。
Because the land is so flat， the country’s highest point， which is 323 meters high， is actually referred to as a mountain. It’s located in Vaalserberg.
The Dutch people are the tallest in Europe with an average height of 1.81-1.84 meters for adult males and 1.67-1.70 （depending on the source） meters for women.
Amsterdam is one of the most popular cities in the Netherlands and home to at least 200 different nationalities. With over 4.2 million international visitors， Amsterdam is now Europe’s 5th-busiest tourist destination.
Using “Holland” to talk about the Netherlands is wrong. Holland comprises the Dutch provinces of North and South Holland. It used to be the economically strongest region of the country， which is why it’s so known.
The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815 and， since 1848， a parliamentary democracy. It has always had a coalition government.
Thick Dutch fries. You might see these thick cut fries called patat or frites on menus， and traditionally they come served in a piping hot paper cone slathered with any manner of tasty toppings. Ask for ‘patatje oorlog’ for a dollop of peanut satay sauce， mayo and onions， or a ‘patat speciaal’ for a mix of curry ketchup， mayonnaise and onions.
Stamppot is an old-style Dutch dish. It is made of mashed potatoes mixed with one or more vegetables like kale， carrots， endive or sauerkraut.
Electronic Music is embraced in the Netherlands. It has had a vibrant club， rave and festival scene for over 20 years. People start to party at a very young age. There are plenty of places where people can practice their DJ skills and of course all these activities are concentrated in a very small piece of land so everyone connects and learns from each other at a much higher pace than when people are divided from each other by a lot of distance.
Amsterdam is entirely built on wooden poles 11 meters deep. This is due to its soil which consists of thick layers of clay and fen. The Royal Palace situated at Dam Square is built on at least 13，659 wooden poles.
According to the 2013 United Nations World Happiness Report of 2013， the Netherlands was ranked fourth happiest country in the world. The Netherlands has the thirteenth-highest per capita income in the world， according to the International Monetary Fund. Perhaps that’s why it is such a happy country！ There are still over 1，000 traditional working windmills in the Netherlands. 19 of these can be found at the Unesco World Heritage Site of Kinderdijk.
There are 1，281 bridges in Amsterdam！ There are almost no streets in the Dutch village of Giethoorn， but there are many canals， which is why it’s also known as the “Venice of the Netherlands”.
There are more bikes （over 18 million） in the Netherlands than there are people. There are about 15，000 km of bike lanes in the Netherlands. Pedestrians are not allowed to walk on the specially-designated bike lanes， found all over the country. A Dutch person will cycle 2.5 km per day on average and 900 km per year.
The Netherlands are famous for their tulips， but tulips originally didn’t grow there. They were imported from the Ottoman empire in the 17th century. Today， the Netherlands is the biggest producer and exporter of tulips in the world. But not just tulips. 75% of the world’s flower bulbs come from the Netherlands. The famous tulip garden Keukenhof is the largest flower garden in the world.
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange is the world’s oldest stock exchange. The Netherlands was a founder member of the Euro， swapping their “gulden” to the euro on January 1， 1999. The Netherlands was one of the six founding members of the European Union.
The Netherlands has produced many well-known painters including famous names such as Rembrandt van Rijn， Vincent van Gogh， and Willem de Kooning. There are at least 22 Rembrandt painting and 206 works by Van Gogh in Amsterdam alone. There are approximately 1000 museums in the Netherlands， 42 of them situated in Amsterdam.
Did you know that carrots didn’t use to be orange？ They were black， yellow， red， purple or white. An orange variant was made in honor of the House of Orange， that led the revolt against the Spanish and later became the Dutch Royal Family.
Both Australia and New Zealand were discovered by the Dutch. Australia was named “New Holland”， and New Zealand was named after the province of Zeeland. The latter is a great place to spend a weekend， by the way.
The most popular tourist souvenirs from the Netherlands include clogs （wooden shoes）， miniature windmills， cheese， and tulips.
Although it were the Portuguese who discovered tea in East Asia， it were the Dutch who started to import it commercially into Europe in 1610. By the way： tea didn’t get to the UK until about 40 years later！ The Dutch are the biggest licorice eaters in the world. They consume 32 million kilos of the stuff every year.
Popular throughout the world， the ‘stroopwafel’ is undoubtedly the most famous and popular pastry from The Netherlands. A ‘stroopwafel’ is a unique kind of cookie. It is a waffle made from baked batter and sliced horizontally. The two thin layers of the waffle are filled with special sweet and sticky syrup （the ‘stroop’） in between. The stiff batter for the waffles is made from butter， flour， yeast， milk， brown sugar and eggs.
The ‘kroket’ is a deep fried roll with meat ragout inside， covered in breadcrumbs. The original Dutch ‘kroket’ is made from beef or veal， but there are many different flavors like chicken satay， shrimps， goulash or even a vegetarian ‘kroket’. You can eat a ‘kroket’ as a snack， but most of the time they are served on sliced white bread or hamburger buns with mustard on the side.
Holland’s version of pea soup is a thick green stew of split peas， pork， celery， onions and leeks， and contrary to its name， it’s completely delicious.
Despite occupying only 0.008% of the world’s surface， the Netherlands is its third largest agricultural exporter. The Netherlands is the world’s biggest exporter of cheese; its dairy industry worth a mind-blowing 7 billion euros. The Dutch have been making cheese since 400 A.D. 70% of the world’s bacon comes from the Netherlands.
The Dutch wear rain suits in lieu of umbrellas because of the blustery winds.
In the Netherlands， 4/10 people work part-time. That’s the highest number in the European Union.
Delftware or Delft pottery， also known as Delft Blue， is a general term now used for Dutch tin-glazed earthenware， a form of faience. Most of it is blue and white pottery， and the city of Delft in the Netherlands was the major centre of production， but the term covers wares with other colours， and made elsewhere.
荷蘭只有50%的国土海拔超过了1米，不满1米的地方大多都是人造的土地。荷兰几乎有17%的国土都是填海、填湖造出来的。
因为国土实在太平了，全国最高的地方只有323米，而且那里还被称作山。这个地方坐落于瓦尔斯堡。
荷兰人是欧洲最高的，成年男性平均身高1.81-1.84米，成年女性平均1.67-1.7米（根据统计机构会略有不同）。
阿姆斯特丹是荷兰最受欢迎的城市之一，这里居住着至少200个不同的民族。阿姆斯特丹现在的国际游客量有420万，这让它成为了欧洲第五繁忙的旅游目的地。
用Holland 这个词来指代荷兰其实是错的。Holland 指的是荷兰的北荷兰省跟南荷兰省。这个地方曾经是全国经济最强盛的地区，所以这个名字的知名度才这么高。
荷兰从1815年开始成为了一个君主立宪制国家，从1848年开始实行议会民主。他们一直实行联合政府。
荷兰的薯条非常粗大，菜单上一般写成 patat，也可能直接写 fries，按照传统是放在滚烫的锥状纸筒里，上面可以加上各种各样的浇头。
荷兰土豆泥是一种传统的荷兰菜。它是通过在搅碎成泥的土豆里加上各种蔬菜制成的，可以有甘蓝菜、胡萝卜、莴苣甚至酸菜。 荷兰人很喜欢电子音乐。各种动感的夜总会、狂欢会、音乐节已经在这存在了20多年了。这里的人很年轻就会开始轰趴。有很多地方可供人们锻炼自己的DJ技巧，然后荷兰的国土又很小，所以大家有很多机会互相交流学习，频率比其他人远距离的地方高得多。
整个阿姆斯特丹都是建在11米深的木桩上的。这主要是因为这里的土壤性质，是一层很厚的黏土和沼泽。水坝广场上的王宫就是建在至少13，659根木桩上的。
根据联合国2013年的世界幸福报告，荷兰是全球第四快乐的国家。而根据国际货币基金组织的统计，荷兰的人均GDP在全球排第13，可能这就是他们如此快乐的原因。
荷兰现在依旧有超过1000座仍在运作的传统风车。金德代克景区就有19座可以看，这里被联合国教科文组织评为了世界遗产。
阿姆斯特丹有1281座桥！在羊角村几乎没有街道，但有像街道一样密集的运河，正因为如此它才有“荷兰威尼斯”的别称。
荷兰的自行车比人多，自行车有超过1800万辆，自行车道总共有15000千米长。他们的自行车有专门的车道，行人不许在上面行走，这样的车道遍布全国。每个荷兰人平均每天骑行2.5千米，一年900千米。
荷兰的郁金香非常出名，但郁金香其实并不是荷兰原产的。郁金香是他们在17世纪从奥斯曼土耳其帝国引进的。而现在，荷兰是全球最大的郁金香生产者和出口商。而且不只是郁金香，全球75%的花苞都是从荷兰来的。著名的库肯霍夫郁金香园是全球最大的花园。
阿姆斯特丹的股票交易所是全球最古老的一个。荷兰是欧元的创始成员国，并在1999年1月1号把货币基尔德换成了欧元。荷兰也是欧盟的6个创始成员国之一。
荷兰诞生了很多著名的画家，比如伦勃朗、梵高以及威廉·德·库宁。光是阿姆斯特丹就有至少22幅伦勃朗的画作和206幅梵高的作品。荷兰约有1000座博物馆，其中42个都位于阿姆斯特丹。
你知道胡萝卜本来不是橙色的吗？胡萝卜本来是黑、黄、红、紫或者白色的。橙色的变种是被研发出来向Orange家族（奥兰治）致敬的，这个家族领导了反抗西班牙人起义，然后成为了荷兰的王室。
澳大利亚和新西兰都是荷兰人发现的。澳大利亚本来叫“新荷兰”，而新西兰则是用泽兰省来命名的。顺便说一句，泽兰省是个很适合周末度假的地方。
荷兰最受欢迎的纪念品包括木底鞋、迷你风车、奶酪和郁金香。
虽然是葡萄牙人在东亚发现了茶，但却是荷兰人在1610年開始把茶商业化地进口到欧洲。另外，茶传到英国还要再晚40年！
荷兰人是全球最大的甘草糖食用者。他们每年要吃掉3200万千克这玩意儿。
闻名全球的“荷式松饼”无疑是荷兰最出名的面食。虽然它名字里有“华夫 wafel”，但它是一种很独特的饼干。这是一种用面糊烤制而成的华夫，然后再垂直切片。两层薄薄的华夫之间要加上一种甜蜜浓稠的特殊糖浆，也就是 stroop。制作它的浓稠面糊是用黄油、面粉、酵母、牛奶、黄糖和鸡蛋制成的。
荷兰炸肉卷是一种包了蔬菜炖肉的油炸卷，外面裹上了面包糠。最早的炸肉卷是用牛肉或者小牛肉制成的，但现在也有很多不同的版本，比如鸡肉沙爹、虾、炖菜牛肉甚至纯素食的。这种炸肉卷可以单独当零食吃，不过更常见的情况是放在白面包片或者汉堡面包上，然后旁边配上法式芥末。
荷兰版本的豌豆汤是一种绿色的浓稠炖菜，原料包括打碎的豌豆、猪肉、西芹、洋葱和韭菜。虽然名字snert不好听，但真的很好吃。
荷兰的面积只占地球表面的0.008%，但它却是全球第三大农业出口国。荷兰是全球最大的奶酪出口方，他们的奶制品业达到了惊人的70亿欧元。荷兰人从公元400年就开始制作奶酪了。另外全球70%的培根都是从荷兰来的。
荷兰人下雨的时候不打伞，而是穿雨衣，因为这里的风真的很狂暴。
在荷兰，40%的人都是做兼职的。这是欧盟里面最高的水平。
代尔夫特瓷器，又被称作代尔夫特蓝陶，是对荷兰锡釉陶器的统称，这是一种珐琅彩。他们大多数都是蓝白相间的陶器，荷兰的代尔夫特是它们的主要产区，不过这个名字也包括一些其他颜色和其他产地的陶器。