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	Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:dərlɑnt/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), which is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world (its name literally means "low countries" or "low lands") and is popularly known for its windmills, clogs (wooden shoes), dikes, tulips, bicycles and social tolerance.
		The Netherlands has been a parliamentary democracy since 1848 and a constitutional monarchy since 1815; before that it had been a republic from 1581 to 1806 and a kingdom between 1806 and 1810 (it was part of France between 1810 and 1813).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Netherlands (4452 words)

	Netherlands (05/05)
		The Netherlands' embassy in the U.S. is at 4200 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel: 202-244-5300; fax: 202-362-3430.
		The Netherlands is the fourth-largest direct foreign investor in the United States, and the United States is the largest direct foreign investor in the Netherlands.
		U.S. law enforcement information indicates the Netherlands still is by far the most significant source country for Ecstasy in the U.S. The Dutch prosecutor’s office reported in 2004, however, that the number of Ecstasy tablets seized in the U.S. linked to the Netherlands dropped to 1 million in 2003 from 2.5 million in 2002.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/3204.htm (5689 words)

	Index of Economic Freedom 2006 - Netherlands, The
		As a member of the European Union, the Netherlands was subject to a common EU weighted average external tariff of 1.3 percent in 2003, down from the 2.4 percent for 2002 reported in the 2005 Index, based on World Bank data.
		In 2003, based on data from the central bank, the Netherlands received 5.29 percent of its total revenues from state-owned enterprises and government ownership of property.
		From 1995 to 2004, the Netherlands' weighted average annual rate of inflation was 1.76 percent.
	www.heritage.org /research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Netherlands (984 words)

	Netherlands
		Immigration as a colonial inheritance: post-colonial immigrants in the Netherlands, 1945-2002.
		The Netherlands, on the coast of the North Sea, is twice the size of New Jersey.
		The Netherlands has extremely liberal social policies: prostitution is legal, and it became the first nation in the world to legalize same-sex marriage (2000) and euthanasia (2002).
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107824.html (1027 words)

	Netherlands - Wikitravel
		The southern Netherlands have a distinct cultural identity because the population is (or was) largely Catholic.
		The Netherlands (also popularly, though inaccurately, called Holland in English, in Dutch Nederland) is a Benelux country in Western Europe, facing onto the North Sea and the United Kingdom and bordered on land by Germany and Belgium.
		The borders between the Netherlands and their neighbor-countries are open due to the Schengen-treaty.
	wikitravel.org /en/Netherlands (4034 words)

	Netherlands - Nederland, Tourism Holland, Pays-Bas - Country Profile
		The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I but was invaded in World War II by Germany in May 1940 and occupied for five years.
		In 1815, the northern and southern Netherlands – today's Netherlands and Belgium – were combined to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
		Today the Netherlands is a modern, industrialized nation and the third largest exporter of food.
	www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/netherlands.htm (973 words)

	Netherlands Embassy - Washington DC - Welcome
		On February 27, 2006, Roland E. Arnall was sworn in as the 63rd U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
		Welcome to The Royal Netherlands Embassy Washington, D.C. The web sites for the Royal Netherlands Embassy and its Consulates General are established to serve Dutch, US, and other citizens and to provide information about the Netherlands, its people, society, economy, government, policies and institutions.
		Statement by H.E. Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on the Governor of Alabama’s call for a travel boycott to Aruba related to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway
	www.netherlands-embassy.org /homepage.asp (473 words)

	Netherlands News
		Netherlands News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
		ROTTERDAM, Netherlands : Shareholders in Mittal Steel are to meet this week in Rotterdam amid concerns that the steel giant's proposed takeover of rival group Arcelor is taking longer than expected to clear...
		ASCE releases book on flood protection, land reclamation in Netherlands
	www.topix.net /world/netherlands (548 words)

	Netherlands, The
		To be admitted into The Netherlands, travelers must have a passport with a validity that exceeds their intended stay, a return airline ticket, and enough money to finance the planned stay.
		U.S. citizens in The Netherlands are encouraged to monitor media reports, and are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness.
		Information on work, residency and immigration requirements in The Netherlands can be found on the website of the Dutch immigration authorities at www.ind.nl.
	travel.state.gov /travel/netherlands.html (2377 words)

	SCI-BYTES: Science in The Netherlands, 1999-2003
		In space science, as the right-hand column shows, the citations-per-paper average (or impact) of papers from the Netherlands exceeded the world average in the field by 38% during the five-year period (9.93 cites per paper for the Netherlands, versus a world baseline of 7.18 cites).
		The Netherlands' world share of science and social-science papers over a recent five-year period, expressed as a percentage of papers in each of 22 fields in the Thomson ISI database.
		In all but three of the fields shown above, the citations-per-paper average for research from the Netherlands surpassed the world average, with particularly strong performances in agricultural sciences (65% above the world mark), physics (49% above), chemistry (+43%), clinical medicine (+41%), and plant and animal sciences (+41%).
	www.in-cites.com /research/2004/june_14_2004-2.html (283 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Netherlands
		He bethought him of separating the Catholic Netherlands from Spain, and of giving the sovereignty to his daughter Isabella and her husband the Archduke Albert of Austria; in the event of their being childiess the country was to revert to Spain (1598).
		The Netherlands, or Low Countries, as organized by Charles V, under whom the Burgundian era ended, comprised practically the territory now included in Holland and Belgium, thenceforth known as the Spanish Netherlands.
		Shorn of the northern provinces by the secession of Holland as the Commonwealth of the United Provinces (1579), the Spanish Netherlands, on their cession to Austria (1713-14) were reduced to the provinces now embraced in Belgium, subsequently called the Austrian Netherlands.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10759a.htm (5293 words)

	Study Abroad, Netherlands
		The Netherlands has much to offer in terms of outdoor activities with the flat landscape making the perfect place for biking and walking, and the many waterways providing for a variety of water sports depending on whether the water is frozen or not.
		From Amsterdam to Holland, the Netherlands provides a fascinating look at a culture that is both liberal yet proper, that embraces the modern and the traditional.
		There are certain inescapable clichés when describing the Netherlands, bicycles, canals, and windmills probably topping the list.
	www.studyabroad.com /content/portals/Netherlands_port.html (195 words)

	Netherlands - Atlapedia Online
		In 1986 the island of Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles and became an equal partner in the Dutch Kingdom.
		In 1954 the colonies of Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles became equal partners in the Dutch Kingdom.
		In Aug. 1990 the Netherlands sent two marine frigates to the Gulf to support the UN trade embargo against Iraq.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/netherla.htm (1295 words)

	WTO Netherlands - Member information
		The Netherlands is also included in dispute settlement cases of the EU/EC.
		The Netherlands is included in TPRs of the EU/EC See the TPR gateway for explanations and background
		(This site is selected by the delegation of the Netherlands)
	www.wto.org /english/thewto_e/countries_e/netherlands_e.htm (308 words)

	Ethnologue report for Netherlands
		The Netherlands, southernmost island of the Province of Zeeland.
		Depending on the city in Netherlands, 50% to 90% of the population speak it (2001 A. Schunck).
		The Netherlands: Province of Zeeland, Province of South Holland.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Netherlands (429 words)

	Royal Netherlands Embassy in Oman
		The Kingdom of the Netherlands (the official name of our country) was founded in 1813.
		The navigation menu will take you to up-to-date information on doing business with the Netherlands, how to apply for a visa or a work permit and general information about the Embassy and the Netherlands.
		Netherlands, Holland, Dutch - which one do you use?
	www.nlembassyoman.org (135 words)

	Overview - Netherlands Country Guide - World Travel Guide
		The Netherlands is renowned for being unremittingly flat, but this does have its advantages, providing excellent terrain for cycling and walking, plus opening up sweeping, vast skies that celebrated painters past and present — of which The Netherlands boasts many - have sought to capture on canvas.
		The Netherlands' roots in the arts stem from the 17th century, the so-called ‘Golden Age’, which placed this tiny but rich country at the forefront of European culture.
		The Netherlands has almost dispelled the notion of simply being an archaic land of clogs and windmills with its string of exciting conurbations, including the cosmopolitan capital, Amsterdam — one of Europe’s great cities.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /country/country_guide.ehtml?o=187&NAV_guide_class=CountryGuide&NAV_Region=187 (385 words)

	The Netherlands Embassy in Latvia
		Furthermore, in the middle of May, a delegation of Netherlands civil servants will be coming to Latvia, who, in the framework of a management training programme, will follow their international module here in Latvia.
		First of all, the State Visit of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix from 22nd of May until 24th of May. Although the programme of the visit is not officially known yet, it looks very interesting.
		This book with the title “Beyond traditional borders, eight centuries of Latvian-Dutch relations” will be published in the middle of May. You do not do something like this every year, because it has turned out to be a major task, but the result will be quite something, to put it immodestly.
	www.netherlandsembassy.lv (617 words)

	BBC NEWS World Europe Country profiles Country profile: The Netherlands
		The Netherlands has produced many of the world's most famous artists from Rembrandt and Vermeer in the 17th century to Van Gogh in the 19th and Mondrian in the 20th.
		After two decades of strong growth and low unemployment, the economy ran into more troubled waters as global trade, in which the Netherlands is a major player, slowed in the early years of the new millennium.
		The bitter experience of invasion and occupation during World War II led the Netherlands to abandon neutrality in 1945 and become a leading supporter of international cooperation.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1043423.stm (727 words)

	Netherlands-Activities
		The Netherlands participates in the Private Sector Liaison Officers Network, a joint initiative of the European offices of the World Bank, IFC and MIGA to strengthen the relationship between the World Bank Group and the private sector in Europe.
		It also facilitates high-level dialogue between the Bank and the Netherlands on development, engaging with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Dutch business leaders and other public and private stakeholders in development on issues such as globalization, corporate social responsibility, trade for development, education for all, and aid coordination.
		As part of the Netherlands funding of development cooperation, the Bank Netherlands Partnership Program (BNPP) was established in 1998 between the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the World Bank.
	wbln0018.worldbank.org /eurvp/web.nsf/Pages/Netherlands-Activities (1598 words)

	netherlands map and information page
		The Netherlands, inhabited since the Ice Age, were invaded and then controlled by many factions over time, including the Romans, Germanic Franks and Spanish.
		The Netherlands pages are currently being revised, but you can find additional information about the country here.
		Holland is only a small part of the Netherlands and like the U.S. Dakotas, Carolinas and Virginias, there are two Hollands to consider; details here.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/nl.htm (481 words)

	Technorati Tag: netherlands
		Vacations to the Netherlands from $889 Land and air packages to the Netherlands including roundtrip flights from the USA.
		Netherlands World Cup Team Blog Football FIFA World C...
		The Netherlands Vacations Compare prices, read user reviews of hotels and search for travel deals to The Netherlands.
	technorati.com /tag/netherlands (560 words)

	Study Abroad Netherlands
		Leiden University: Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands.
		Sexuality, Gender, and Identity: The Netherlands is known for its atmosphere of tolerance, progressive social thinking, and its liberal laws concerning gay and lesbian rights, sexuality education, birth control, and euthanasia, which set it apart from the United States as well as from many of its European neighbors.
		The Netherlands was one of the six founding members of the European Union and The Hague is often referred to as "the City of Peace."
	www.studyabroad.com /simplehtml/white/Netherlands.html (7693 words)

	Netherlands:Country Web Pages
		www.oecd.org/netherlands is a one-stop-shop for OECD reports and statistics on the Netherlands.
		Economic Policy Reforms 2005: the Netherlands Country Note
		This question was at the heart of a one-day OECD ministerial conference on "Strengthening Trust in Government: What Role for Government in the 21st Century" in Rotterdam on Monday 28 November 2005.
	www.oecd.org /country/0,3021,en_33873108_33873626_1_1_1_1_1,00.html (354 words)

	Christmas in the Netherlands!
		Another decoration quite common in the Netherlands is the so-called "advent-ster", a starshaped light, to be hung in the window.
		I myself were sad to hear from my family in the Netherlands that there too the Sinterklaas tradition is slowly but surely falling apart, my brother being the first one to switch from Sinterklaas to Christmas.
		It occured to me yesterday that maybe the title "Christmas in the Netherlands" is a bit misleading since your text is mainly about Sinterklaas and only at the end a few sentences are dedicated to Christmas.
	www.cvc.org /christmas/nland.htm (1830 words)

	The Royal Netherlands Embassy in Dar es Salaam - Tanzania
		The Royal Netherlands Embassy in Dar es Salaam - Tanzania
	www.netherlands-embassy.go.tz (20 words)

	Atlas: Netherlands
		The Undutchables: An Observation of the Netherlands, Its Culture And Its Inhabitants by Colin White and Laurie Boucke
		Lonely Planet the Netherlands (Lonely Planet Netherlands) by Jeremy Gray and Reuben Acciano
		SuperDutch : New Architecture in the Netherlands by Bart Lootsma
	www.infoplease.com /atlas/country/netherlands.html (122 words)

	Netherlands Travel Information Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		The Netherlands manages to be radical, sensible and quaintly staid.
		The Rijksmuseum is the country's premier art museum.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/netherlands (287 words)

	Category:Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For more information, see the article about The Netherlands or visit the Netherlands Portal.
		Articles and media on this topic in other Wikimedia projects can be found at: Commons Category Netherlands
		There are 36 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Netherlands (90 words)

	Netherlands
		Netherlands law resource page with links to the Netherlands constitution, Netherlands government, Netherlands law firms, Netherlands law, Netherlands law schools, Netherlands courts, Netherlands judiciary, Netherlands legal research, Netherlands prime minister, Netherlands e-commerce law, Netherlands legislature, and Netherlands law guide.
		"EUROJURIS Netherlands is a network of Dutch law firms and offers direct legal advice and local representation to companies, corporations, public authorities and private clients all over Europe."
		U.S. Law School Study Abroad Programs to the Netherlands
	www.washlaw.edu /forint/europe/nether.html (300 words)

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