The Netherlands

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1. Constitutional monarchy in northwestern Europe, bordered by the North Sea to the west and north, Germany to the east, and Belgium to the south. Amsterdam is the constitutional capital, and The Hague is the seat of the government. The Netherlands are also popularly known as Holland, after a region of the country.

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The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries also saw a flowering of Dutch painting by masters such as Rembrandt.

Half of the country lies below sea level. Much of this land has been reclaimed from the North Sea and is protected by dikes and irrigated by an intricate system of canals.

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, The Netherlands established a powerful commercial and colonial empire. The Dutch Empire included the settlement of New Amsterdam, which later became New York, and the conquest of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).

During World War II, Germany invaded and occupied The Netherlands, exterminating most Dutch Jews (see also Jews). (See Anne Frank.)

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The Netherlands will offer 2.5 billion euros to 3 billion euros in the July 2036-dated bond, known as DSL.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Netherlands has closer to 1,300 tons, or about 55% of its total reserves.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 6, 2026

The Netherlands, Iceland, Spain, Ireland and Slovenia all pulled out of the contest -- with the latter three refusing to broadcast the show at all.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

The Netherlands and Belgium legalised assisted dying in 2002 for people with unbearable suffering from incurable illness, allowing it to be administered by a physician.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

In spite of the war between France and The Netherlands, Huygens’s life was mostly without incident outside his scientific work.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin