The document provides an overview of the Netherlands. It discusses that the Netherlands refers to the European country, while Holland refers specifically to two provinces. It then gives facts about the population, geography, history, culture, politics and role in the European Union of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy and member of the EU. It has contributed significantly to areas like art, science and international law.

1. THE
NETHERLANDS

2. TABLE
OF
CONTENT
1. What
are
we
talking
about?
2. The
Stereotypes
3. The
Netherlands:
Facts
&
Figures
4. History
5. PoliEcs
6. Role
in
the
European
Union

3. KINGDOM
OF
NETHERLANDS
NETHERLANDS
HOLLAND
What
are
we
talking
about?

5. NETHERLANDS
[1]
Capitol
Amsterdam
Language
Dutch
Inhabitants
16.6
mio
• 41,848
km2
• Land
60%
under
sea
level
• Highest
877m
(Saba)
• Lowest
-­‐7m

6. HOLLAND
[2][3]
North
South
Capitol
Haarlem
The
Hague
North
Inhabitants
2.6
mio
3.5
mio
South
• 2
Provinces
of
the
Netherlands
(12
total)
• “Holland”
disliked
• Most
populated
and
richest
provinces

7. CARIBBEAN
NETHERLANDS
[4]
Language
Dutch
Inhabitants
18
000
Saba
Saint
EustaEus
• Oct
2010,
dissoluEon
of
Netherlands
AnElles
• Special
municipaliEes
• Vote
for
Dutch
and
EU
parliament
Bonaire
• NOT
part
of
the
EU

8. KINGDOM
OF
THE
NETHERLANDS
[5]
Netherlands
Sin
Maarten
Aruba
Curaçao
Caribbean
Netherlands

9. Kingdom
of
the
Netherlands
[5]
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Bonaire
Special
MunicipaliEes
Caribean
NL
Kralendijk
• Speak
Dutch
Saba
The
BoFom
• AdministraEon
mainly
local
Saint
EustaKus
• Not
part
of
the
EU
Oranjestad
• Vote
for
Dutch
and
EU
parliament
Sin
Maarten
Philipsburg
Equal
partners
in
the
Kingdom
Curaçao
• Independent
countries
Willemstad
• Speak
Dutch
(Papiamento,
English)
Aruba
• Not
part
of
the
EU
Oranjestad
• Former
Netherlands
AnElles

10. THE
STEREOTYPES
Typical
Dutch

12. THE
NETHERLANDS:
FACTS
&
FIGURES

13. NETHERLANDS
&
THE
EUROPEAN
UNION
PopulaKon
[6]
16.6
mio.
501
mio.
GDP
per
capita
[7]
131%
100%
Growth
rate
[8]
2.4%
2.1%
InflaKon
[9]
2.0%
3.1%
(2.7%)
Unemployment
[10]
4.2%
9.9%

14. ETHNIC
GROUPS
[11]
Non-­‐western
background
11%
Dutch
background
Western
79%
background
(excluding
Dutch)
Others
9%
1%

15. RELIGION
[12]
Catholic,
30%
None,
42%
Protestant,
11%
Calvinist,
6%
Others,
5%
Muslim,
6%

16. ECONOMY
[13]
GDP
(2007)
• TransportaEon
services
• Ships
&
PrinEng
2%
24%
Agruculture
• Flowers,
Vegetables
&
Industry
Fishing
74%
Services
• Natural
Gas
• Tourism

17. HISTORY
Important
milestones
since
the
2nd
world
war

18. AFTER
THE
2ND
WORLD
WAR
1953
Dutch
Flood
disaster
1960
Benelux
treaty
1983
The
Polder
model
(Consents-­‐orientaEon)
2005
Failed
EU
Referendum
Oct
2010
DissoluEon
of
the
Netherlands
AnElles

19. CULTURE
[1][3][14]
Painters,
Architects,
ScienEsts
and
Philosophers

20. REMBRANDT
The
Storm
on
the
Sea
of
Galilee
Night
Watch

21. VAN
GOGH
Starry
night
Self-­‐Portrait
with
a
straw
hat

22. JOHANNES
VERMEER
Girl
with
a
Pearl
Earring
The
Milkmaid

23. ARHITECTURE
Rietveld
Schröder
House
Kreizergracht
in
Amsterdam

24. CHRISTIAAN
HUYGENS
• Astronomer,
MathemaEcian
&
Physicist
(17th
century)
• Telescopic
development
• Discovery
of
the
rings
of
Saturn
• Centrifugal
force
• Infinitesimal
calculus

25. ERASMUS
VON
ROTTERDAM
• Humanist
and
Philosopher
(15th
&
16th
century)
• 150
books
&
2000
legters
• Engraved
the
LaEn
language
in
Europe
• ERASMUS
program
• Erasmus
University
in
Rogerdam

26. CULTURE
• PHILIPS
invented
first
CD
• Microscope
invented
in
NL
• Architecture,
music,
literature
• EducaEon
is
the
biggest
expenditure
of
the
domesEc
budget
[15]
• 1000
museums
(highest
density)

27. POLITICS
[16]
NaEonal,
InternaEonal
and
their
role
in
the
European
Union

28. INTERNATIONAL
• Member
of:
EU,
UN,
NATO,
OPCW,
OECD
&
WTO
• The
Hague
as
“The
world’s
legal
Capital”
[17]
• Four
commitments:
Ø TransatlanTc
relaTons
Ø European
integraTon
Ø InternaTonal
development
Ø InternaTonal
Law

29. NATIONAL
• Parliamentary
monarchy
(ConsociaEonalism)
• Elected
Parliament
since
1848
• 10th
most
democraEc
country
[18]
• Very
liberal
policies
Prime
Minister
Queen
Prince
Mark
Ruge
Beatrix
Armgard
Wilhelm-­‐Alexander
Armgard

30. NATIONAL
-­‐
ACTUAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Movement
of
populists
of
the
right
wing
• 2002
murderer
of
Pim
Fortuyn
(poliEcian)
• 2004
murderer
of
Theo
van
Gogh
(film
maker)
• Debate
about
integraEon
• Stricter
regulaEons
for
drug
use
• Since
June
2010
VVD*
strongest
party
*
People's
Party
for
Freedom
and
Democracy

31. GENERAL
ROLE
IN
THE
EU
„
The
European
Union
is
the
most
important
cornerstone
of
the
Dutch
foreign
policy.
“
[19]
• Net
Contributor
• 2nd
strongest
exporEng
EU-­‐Country
• Rogerdam,
Europe’s
“gate
to
the
world”
• Democracy
and
liberty
in
the
EU
• Open
for
new
member
states
• Great
commitment
(military,
foreign
aid)

32. EU
-­‐
ACTUAL
DEVELOPMENT
• CriEc
against
East
enlargement
• Enlarge
Dutch
influence
in
the
EU
• Focus
on
domesEcally
topics
(murderer
of
Pim
Fortuyn
in
2002)
• “NO”
to
the
consEtuEonal
contract
in
2005
• SkepEcal
opinion
against
the
EU
• Against
membership
of
Turkey

33. SUMMARY
What
did
we
learn?

34. THE
NETHERLANDS
• One
of
the
smallest
&
richest
countries
in
the
EU
• Long
history
• Rich
cultural
spectrum
• Very
open-­‐minded
people
(social,
liberal
&
democraEc)
• Queen
+
parliament
• Strong
believe
in
the
EU

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