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The Netherlands
Contents
• The Kingdom of Netherlands, the Netherlands & Holland
• Facts & Figures• Politics & Economics• Amsterdam • Culture• Conflicts & Recent Developments
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THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE NETHERLANDS & HOLLAND
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands
Netherlands
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten
Carribean Netherlands
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The Netherlands• Capital: Amsterdam
• Language: Dutch, Frisian (only spoken in Friesland)
• Inhabitants 16.5 Mio.
• Surface area: 41,528 km²
• 26 % Land under sea level
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Holland North South
Capital Haarlem The Hauge
Inhabitants 2.6 Mio 3.5 Mio
• 2 Provinces of the Netherlands (total 12)
• Most populated and richest provinces
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FACTS AND FIGURES
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Ethnic Groups
81%
5%2%2%2%2%
1% 5%
DutchEUIndonesianTurkishSurinameseMoroccanCarribeanothers
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Religion
30%
20%6%
2%
42%Roman CatholicProtestantMuslimothersnone
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POLITICS AND ECONOMY
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Politics and Economy
• Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system
• Member of: EU, UN, NATO, OPCW, OECD & WTO
• 10th most democratic country in the world
• 16th largest economy in the world
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AMSTERDAM
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Amsterdam
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Other cities in the Netherlands
The Hague
Rotterdam
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CULTURE
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Traditional Holland
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Culture
Vincent van Gogh Rembrandt van Rijn
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Erasmus von Rotterdam
• Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
• October 28, 1466? – July 12, 1536
• known as Erasmus of Rotterdam
• Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher and theologian
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CONFLICTS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENT
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Conflicts and Recent Development
• Movement of populists of the right wing• Debate about Integration• Immigration policy• Minority government
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Background Information
• 2002 murderer of Pim Fortuyn • 2004 murderer of Theo van Gogh• Influence on the general elections in 2010
• Minority government: conservative-liberal VVD party and the Christian Democrats (CDA)
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General Role in the EU
• Net Contributer• 2nd strongest exporting EU-County• Democracy and liberty in the EU• Open for new member states• Great commitment (military, foreign aid)
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Current Development within the EU
• Skeptical opinion against the EU• Critical look at East enlargement• Against membership of Turkey• Enlarge Durch influence in the EU
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THE NETHERLANDS - SUMMARY
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The Netherlands
• The Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Netherlands and Holland
• One of the smallest and richest countries in Europe• Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system• Very open-minded people (social, liberal &
democratic)• Rich cultural spectrum
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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