Netherlands

Culture
The cultural diversity of the Netherlands
reflects geographical variances as well as
foreign influences accumulated over
centuries by the mercantile and
adventurous nature of the Dutch people.
The Netherlands and its people have
traditionally served as a crucial hub for
tolerance and cultural liberty.
 Wealth/currency
The Dutch people are among the richest in the
world, in addition to the Netherlands as a whole,
the Netherlands is the 14th richest nation in the
world.
In the Netherlands for their currency, they use
euros which became official in 2002 in the past
The Dutch guilder, sometimes known as the
guilder or just the guilder, was the official
currency in the Netherlands. Between 1680 and
2002, a period of 322 years.
 life like in the past

Napoleon established the Kingdom of Holland as

a satellite state (1806–1810), and afterwards just
a French imperial province. The House of Orange
became the rulers of an extended "United
Kingdom of the Netherlands," which now
included Belgium and Luxembourg, following
Napoleon's defeat in 1813–1815.
 Life like now (present)

Very Social. Dutch lifestyle will appeal to

extroverts. There is constantly something going on
here, from time spent in coffee shops to summer
festivals and activities at the nation's numerous
museums. Both foreigners and local friends will
quickly fill up your social calendar.
 Traditional clothes
(women)
curled/pointed hat long dresses aprons
Women in the
Dutch citizens where pointed hats Dutch citizens wear Netherlands also like
as part of their traditional long flowy dresses to cover their dress up with
accessories
aprons

clogs
Dutch have been wearing
clogs for shoes since medieval times
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 Traditional clothes
(men)
Woolen pants
Hat
Woolen pants or trousers
Men wear black or
made out of light fabric
brown hats though
these pants also have silver
they don't wear it as
buttons
clogs much as the women

One of the traditional shoes

in the Netherlands are clogs
Music

Classical and contemporary

classical music.
Folk.
Jazz.
Pop music in Dutch language.
Rock and pop music.
Heavy metal.
Experimental.

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Art/paintings

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 Fun facts

1. Dutch men are the world’s tallest people

2. The Netherlands is the world’s biggest flower exporter

3. Amsterdam has over 1,200 bridges

4. One-third of the Netherlands is under sea level

5. The Dutch consume the most liquorice in the world