Holland

1. HOLLAND
COMM 101-1

2. Capital: Amsterdam
Native Language: Dutch
Government: Parliamentarism, Constitutional
Monarchy
Area: 41.528 km²
Population: 16.919.139
Currency: Euro

3. HOLLAND
Holland is a region and
former province on the
western coast of the
Netherlands. It also has
three island in Caribbean.
The border countries
surrounding Holland are:
Belgium, Germany and the
United Kingdom. To the
north and west the country
borders the North Sea.
About 25% of the country is
located below sea level.

5. CLIMATE
Winters are mild,
summers are quite
hot.

6. POPULATION
According to the latest statistics of
2013, Netherlands contributes to about
0.24% of the total world population,
which makes it the 62nd most
populated country in the world. The
majority of its people are Dutch.
According to July 2013 estimates, the
country had a total population of 16.73
million.
The population is distributed as follows:
17.4% in the 0-14 age group, 67.7% in
the 15-64 age group, and 14.9% in the
age group of 65 and over.

7. RELIGION

8. EDUCATION
Education in the Netherlands is characterized by
division: education is oriented toward the needs
and background of the pupil. Education is divided
over schools for different age groups, some of
which are divided in streams for different
educational levels. Schools are furthermore
divided in public, special (religious), and general-
special (neutral) schools, although there are also a
few private schools.

9. EDUCATION
In holland education is mandatory for 12 years.
Therefore education percentage is high. The
percentage is 99.0

10. ECONOMY
According to the World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund, the Netherlands was the 18th
largest economy of the world in 2012. Holland has a
powerful economy.
Holland people make living from fishing, banking,
trade and shipping.
Industrial activity is predominantly in food
processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, hightech,
financial services, creative sector and electrical
machinery.

12. The port of Rotterdam is the
largest port in Europe.

14. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

15. LANGUAGE
The official national language of the Netherlands is
Dutch, spoken by almost all people in the
Netherlands. Dutch is also spoken and official in
Aruba, Belguim, Curacao, Flanders, Sint Maarten
and Suriname.
There is a trend of learning foreign languages in
the Netherlands: between 90% and 93% of the
total population are able to converse in English,
71% in German, 29% in French and 5% in
Spanish.

16. POLITICS
The politics of the Netherlands take place
within the framework of a parliamentary
representative, a conditional monarchy and a
decentralised unitary. The Netherlands is
described as a consociational state. Dutch
politics and governance are characterised by a
common striving for broad consensus on
important issues, within both the political
community and society as a whole.

17. TOURISM
In 2011 the Netherlands was visited by 11.3 million
foreign tourists.
Tourism in holland is relatively small sector of the
Dutch economy.

18. 5 PLACES YOU SHOULD VISIT
The canals of Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum
The Van Gogh Museum
Anne Frank House
The Royal Palace

19. CANALS
OF
AMSTERDAM

21. THE RIJKSMUSEUM

22. THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM

23. ANNE FRANK HOUSE

24. THE ROYAL PALACE

25. CULTURE & SCIENCE
The Netherlands has spawned many world-class
painters, such as Rembrandt, Jan Vermeer, Jan
Steen, Vincent van Gogh or Piet Mondriaan.

26. CULTURE & SCIENCE
The microscope, the telescope, pendulum clock
and the mercury thermometer are all 16th or 17th
century Dutch inventions.

27. CULTURE & SCIENCE
There are 1180 windmills in the Netherlands and it
is like symbol.

28. CULTURE & SCIENCE
The Dutch company 'Philips' invented the audio
tape (in 1967), the video tape (in 1972), the
Compact Disk (in 1982) and the CD-ROM (in
1985).

29. CULTURE & SCIENCE
Tulips were imported from the Ottoman Empire
and became very popular in Holland in the early
17th century. Nowadays, the Netherlands is the
world's first producer and exporter of tulips.

30. CULTURE & SCIENCE
Keukenhof Park is the largest flower garden in the
world.

31. DUTCH CUISINE
Dutch cuisine consists of the cooking traditions
and practices from the Netherlands. The country's
cuisine is shaped by the practice of fishing and
farming, including the cultivation of the soil for
raising crops and the raising of domesticated
animals.
Traditionally Dutch cuisine is simple and
straightforward, with many vegetables and little
meat.

32. FOOD
To Dutch the social aspect, the being together, is more
important than the food itself.
Many Dutch skip breakfast on workdays. Lunch, in
contrast, is an important meal. To the non-Dutch this a
somewhat simple meal, including bread and coffee, tea,
diary products and some fruit.
Many people, mainly women, are on a never-ending
diet.
Most Dutch people like meat dishes, especially beef
and pork.

33. FAMOUS DUTCH FOOD
BITTERBALLEN: Bitterballen are deep-fried
snacks that are common in cafes and bars all over
the Netherlands.

34. FAMOUS DUTCH FOODS
Hollandse Nieuwe Haring: A very traditional food in
the Netherlands should be tried at least once. The
raw herring fish is typically served with chopped
onions, and can be eaten with or without bread.

35. FAMOUS DUTCH FOODS
POFFERTJES: Poffertjes are small, fluffy
pancakes made with yeast and buckwheat flour.

36. FAMOUS DUTCH FOOD
APPELTAART: Traditional Dutch appeltaart has a
sweet cakey dough on the bottom and edges, with
a lattice on the top. The apple slices in the filling
are flavored with cinnamon, sugar and lemon juice.

37. FAMOUS DUTCH FOOD
ROOKWORST: Rookworst is a product made of
ground meat mixed with spices and salt and is
often served with dishes such as stamppot.

38. FAMOUS DUTCH FOOD
GOUDA CHEESE: Is a Dutch yellow cheese made
from cow’s milk. It is named after the city of
Gouda in the Netherlands.

39. DUTCH DRUG POLICY
The Netherlands is famous for it's tolerant drugs
policy. But a lot of people don't realise that drugs are
illegal in Netherlands.
Government designed a strict and controlled drug
policy that enables and tolerates smoking cannabis.
Coffeeshops may sell soft drugs and not more than
five grams of cannabis a person a day. Coffeeshops
have strict laws that control the amount of admitted
soft drugs, the conditions in which it is sold and the
use.

40. DUTCH DRUG POLICY
The Dutch policy on drugs has been reasonably
successful compared to the policies pursued in
other countries, especially when it comes to
presentation and care.

41. CANNABIS

42. SPORTS
Sports are an important part of life for many Dutch
people. There are thousands of sports clubs, with
a total of six million members, but many people
play sports without being members of a club. The
most popular sports are football, cycling and
speed skating.

44. HOLIDAYS
January 1 New Years Day
March/April Easter
April 30 Queen’s Day (Queen Juliana)
May 4 Remembrance of the Dead (WW2)
May 5 Liberation Day (Nazis in WW2 left)
December 5 Saint Nicholas’ Eve
December 25-26 Christmas

45. COMMUNICATION
The Dutch make a clear distinction between their
private lives and their business lives. When
negotiating they use a straightforward business
strategy.
They do not spend days getting to know their
business partners, in contrast to Asian cultures. The
Dutch are used to getting to the point straightaway.
To the Dutch a contract means the end of the
negotiation: agreed is agreed. Words, invitations
and promises are often taken literally.

46. BODY LANGUAGE
Introduce the eldest person first
Kiss 3 times alternating cheeks (left, right, left)
Maintain eye contact
Shake hands when leaving
Shake hands with everyone present (including
children)
Stand when visitor enters the room

47. BODY LANGUAGE
A bent-arm gesture that involves tapping of the
elbow is a serious accusation of unreliability.
Sucking one’s thumb says ‘I don't believe you’
Gliding your forefinger up and down the bridge of
your nose indicates someone is misery or cheap.
Tapping your finger on your face indicates you
believe someone is deranged.

48. PERSONAL SPACE
Personal space is arms length.

49. ACCEPTABLE GESTURES
Gentle hand shake
Eye contact
Hug
Kiss cheek
Tap forehead with index finger

50. UNACCEPTABLE GESTURES
Hands in pockets
Point with index finger

51. MEDIA
Television and radio are
provided by a system of
public broadcasting
organisations together with a
number of commercial
channel.
In Netherlands they still read
newspaper.

52. NATIONAL TV CHANNELS
NPO 1
NPO 2
NPO 3

53. RADIO STATIONS
Radio538
Radio 2
Sky Radio
Radio 1

54. NATIONAL PAPERS
De Telegraaf
Algemeen Dagblad
De Volksrant
Nrc Handelsblad

55. DAILY INTERNET USAGE RATE BY GROUPS
In Holland the percentage of using internet is %90.

56. SOURCES
WWW.WIKIPEDIA.COM
http://etiquette.wanderbat.com/l/34/Netherlands
http://awesomeamsterdam.com/dutch-foods-you-
should-try/
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/netherlands/une
mployment-rate

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