This followed a failed molotov attack on a branch in Arnhem on 17 October 1995. During the period of , the empire received 50% of textiles and 80% of silks import from the India's , chiefly from its most developed region known as. Archived from on 5 December 2008. In February 2019, this was reduced to 3. The Dutch economy is very open and relies strongly on. However, the Southern Netherlands had been culturally separate from the north since 1581, and. Not only is the rising sea a problem, but erratic weather patterns may cause the rivers to overflow.
Leiden University has produced leading academics such as , and still has academics who specialise in Indonesian languages and cultures. The Netherlands is one of the countries that may suffer most from. Other important parts of the economy are Dutch colonialism started with co-operative private enterprises such as the , banking and transport. By April 2002 he had found that band, named them Terror, and issued their first demo tape. .
Smaller village architecture with wooden houses is found in and. Therefore, a transition towards renewable energy has been a key objective by Netherlands in order to safeguard the energy security of the country from natural resources depletion, mainly gas. Those on low incomes receive compensation to help them pay their insurance. Film director achieved international notoriety in 2004 when he was murdered by in the streets of Amsterdam after directing the short film. Most of the areas below sea level, known as , are the result of that began in the 16th century. Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek.
Because of the , no single party has held a majority in parliament since the 19th century, as a result, had to be formed. The completed in 1888 in Amsterdam is home to the , considered one of the world's finest orchestras. It lies between and , and longitudes and. The gunman opened fire on passengers, killing at least one, before getting off the train and fleeing in a waiting car. The suspect was aggrieved at the Netherlands for , directly referring to politician. Around half of all trips in the Netherlands are made by car, 25% by bicycle, 20% walking, and 5% by public transport. In 1672 ā known in Dutch history as the Disaster Year ā the Dutch Republic was at war with France, England and three German Bishoprics simultaneously.
Netherlands literally means '' in reference to its low elevation and flat topography, with only about 50% of its land exceeding 1 metre 3 ft 3 in , and nearly 17% falling below sea level. Ansberry, who stands 3-foot-6 and goes by the aliases Jessie Howard and Midget Jessie, had with a cellular phone, authorities have said. At the end of the , the late c. Archived from on 10 December 2014. In international competition, Dutch national teams and athletes are dominant in several fields of sport.
The Netherlands is geographically very low relative to sea level and is considered a flat country, with about 26% of its area and 21% of its population located below sea level, and only about 50% of its land exceed one metre. Nearly 17% of the country's land area is reclaimed from the sea and from lakes. The Netherlands has been a with a since 1848. In the mid 1990s Dutch language also came to fruition and has become popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. .
Although there were thousands of Dutch who risked their lives by hiding Jews from the Germans, over 20,000 Dutch fascists , fighting on the. Actual and followed on 1 January 2002. On the Netherlands is the 13th most capitalist economy out of 157 surveyed countries. Archived from on 19 August 2014. Cakes, such as the from Limburg and the Moorkop and from Brabant, are typical pastries. Amsterdam is the , while The Hague holds the seat of the , and. Police say the gunman is still at large.
The Southern Dutch cuisine consists of the cuisines of the Dutch provinces of and and the in. . If this continues, only one answer is appropriate. Two years later, the added the southern Netherlands to the north to create a strong country on the northern border of France. They meet regularly with the government in the. The windmills were later used to drain lakes, creating the famous.
The fleets of the defeated the fleets of the several times. The domain is also used, as it is shared with other member states. The geographical location of the upper region, however, changed tremendously over time, depending on the location of the economic and military power governing the Low Countries area. After the war the Netherlands left behind an era of neutrality and gained closer ties with neighboring states. The south gained independence in 1830 as Belgium recognised by the Northern Netherlands in 1839 as the Kingdom of the Netherlands was created by decree , while the between Luxembourg and the Netherlands was severed in 1890, when died with no surviving male heirs. With a population of 17. The building in the centre is the library Education in the Netherlands is compulsory between the ages of 5 and 16.