Did you know that there are as much as 16 million bicycles in the Netherlands, which means that almost every person in Holland owns one.
The highest point in the country is called the ‘mountain’ and it is as much as 323 meters high.
Dutch people like to have fresh flowers in their living rooms.
Holland has the highest museum density in the world, with almost 1000 museums.
Holland is 6.7 meters below sea level, at its lowest point, which is a polder near Rotterdam.
After Scandinavians, the Dutch are the world's biggest coffee drinkers.
Most Dutch people speak at least one foreign language.
The Dutch are the tallest people in Europe.
The International Court of Justice is at the Peace Palace in The Hague.
People in the Netherlands eat raw herring with onions on top.
Amsterdam has 1,281 bridges and the city is built entirely on piles.
One quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level.
The Netherlands" and "Holland" are the same country.
Capital: Amsterdam Seat of government: The Hague Official name: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Kingdom of the Netherlands) Kingdom: the Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles State form: Constitutional monarchy Head of state: Queen Beatrix (hereditary title) Government type: Parliamentary democracy
