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The Netherlands is a small country sandwiched between Belgium and Germany in Western Europe. The North Sea, located to the north and west of the Netherlands, is continually battering the land. The Netherlands is larger than the state of Maryland, but smaller than West Virginia.
The location map of Holland below highlights the geographical position of Holland within Europe on the world map. The country of Holland (officially The Netherlands) is located in Western Europe, on the coast of the North Sea. It is bordered by Germany and Belgium.
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Amsterdam
The origins of the split between Amsterdam as capital city and The Hague as seat of government lay in the peculiar Dutch constitutional history. The former supported the idea of hereditary political leadership vested in the princes of Orange as Stadtholders, and had its powerbase in The Hague and the rural areas.
The Netherlands consists of 12 provinces but many people use “Holland” when talking about the Netherlands. The two provinces of Noord- and Zuid-Holland together are Holland. The 12 provinces together are the Netherlands.
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Netherlands
Netherlands is not part of Scandinavia but belongs to low countries. Low countries collectively known as BeNeLux comprise of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg. Scandinavia comprises of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Fino Scandinavia also includes Finland with Scandinavia.
The Dutch could understand some German sentences, but if they do they use some knowledge of e.g. the High German consonant shift. The Scandinavian languages are out of reach. (Spoken) Danish is a language that only the Danish can understand.
Dutch and Danish are both part of the same language family, more specifically the Germanic branch of the Indo European language tree. While this means that the two languages have common roots, it doesn’t exactly make them mutually intelligible.
In terms of pronunciation/spelling, Dutch is much easier. Danish is almost as terrible as English while Dutch is almost as regular as German.
Denmark is probably better since the standard of living is little bit higher and the government is taking care of people little bit more than in Netherlands. Medical care is better in Denmark.
Quality of life in the Netherlands Like Sweden, there is a significant wealth gap, and money plays a large role in achieving a higher standard of living. When asked to rate their satisfaction with their lives, people in the Netherlands ranked it an average of 7,4 out of 10 – only very slightly higher than in Sweden.
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