The Netherlands by Liam Walsh

1. The Netherlands by Liam Walsh

2. Map of Europe showing the Netherlands The Netherlands the coast of the north sea is part of the great pain of the north and west Europe The Netherlands

3. Map of the Netherlands • The Netherlands is a low flat land however in Limburg some hills can rise up to 322m the Netherlands need to use land efficiently as half of it’s land is underwater

4. The flag of the Netherlands The flag of the Netherlands is a horizontal tricolour of red white and blue it is the oldest tricolour flag(three coloured flag) The flag was originally orange instead of red in respect for William of orange however the dye was unstable and change red. As a result in the mid 17th century the flag was changed to red permanently

5. National Anthem of Netherlands

6. Population of the Netherlands • Overall 16,783,092(quarter the seize of Ireland!!) • Capital Amsterdam • Population of other main cities 465900 • Currency euro • How many mobile phones 15,834

7. Ethnicity(race) • Main ethnic groups Dutch • Main religion roman catholic Dutch reformed Calvinist Islam The Netherlands consists of many different races 83% of people are Dutch 9% are non western origin

8. Economic activity Netherlands The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy which depends heavily on foreign trade industrial activity is predominantly in food process chemicals petroleum refining and electrical machinery

9. Main agriculture The main agriculture of the Netherlands is agriculture that employ 22% of the nation they export varies products such as sugar vegetable and live stock Main types of agriculture • 5% arable land • 22% agriculture grains potatoes sugar beets fruit livestock

10. Brief history of the Netherlands Julius Caesar found the Netherlands they were inhabited by German tribes such as the Batavia however they submitted to roman rule in 13b.c as ally’s In the 16th century the Netherlands came under Spanish rule however due to the suppression of political liberties and growing protestant movement led to a revolt in 1568 led by William of orange

11. Famous for polders A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments (barriers) known as dikes that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually operated devices. The Dutch have a long history of reclamation of marshes and fenland, resulting in some 3,000 polders nationwide. About half the total surface area of polders in north-west Europe is in the Netherlands

12. Animals of the Netherlands There are so many types of animals that are native to the Netherlands. The list includes animals such as bats, hares, rodents, birds, weasels and even wild boar, elk and roe deer. A major contributing factor to the animal population in any given country is the habitat. The Netherlands has what is called a maritime climate. There are cool summers with temperatures averaging nineteen degrees Celsius and mild winters

13. Animals of the Netherlands • This list of extinct animals of the Netherlands includes the animal species and subspecies once lived in the Netherlands but have disappeared since human habitation birds, fish, molluscs, butterflies, dragonflies, bees, pond damselflies, mayflies, grasshoppers and crickets that have disappeared from the Netherlands

14. Famous people • Robin van Persie is one of the most prominent and loved Dutch players of all time. This Dutch striker lately moved to Manchester united on 15 of august 2012 and has since been their most vital player.

15. Wiebe van dervliet • From 1989–1993 Wiebe van derVliet studied film editing at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy. Soon after finishing his exam van derVliet became assistant editor for the Academy Award-winning 1995 film Antonia, • After taking part of the team that won the 1996 award for Best Foreign Language Film, van derVliet started a film editing career

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