Netherlands

ISBN: 9780761401711

³ö°æÉç: Marshall Cavendish Corp

³ö°æÄê: 1995-12

Ò³Êý: 128

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IT IS SAID IN THE NETHERLANDS that the Lord created the land??? except
for l tolland??? which was created by the Dutch. The history??? economy??? ;tad
character of the Dutch people have been strcontinuous battle with water the sea and the rivers thai tl<>w thr~>ugll
their low-lying land.
The country is officially known as the
Netherlands??? but it is often called
\"1 lolland.\" Strictly this name only applies
to the two provinces of North and South
l lolland??? which border the North Sea in
the Amsterdam-The t lague area. The name
for those who live in the Netherlands is
\"the Dutch???\" a word which also describes
their language. The name Netherlands
comes from the word ~zedr??? r??? meaning
qow\" and lands??? meaning \"countries.\"
For this reason??? the Netherlands is also
called the Low ( ountries.
The Netherlands a little larger than
Maryland and a little smaller than West Virginia is one of the smaller
countries of northern Europe. It is situated at the mouth of the Rhine???
where the great river??? which rises 820 miles (1320 kin) away in the Alps???
finally flows into the North Sea. To the east the Netherlands is b<>rdercd
by Germany and to the south by Belgium. To the north and wcsl??? the N(>rlh
Sea is an ever-present threat.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands It)day also includes the Nctherla|lds