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Time	10 hours ahead of Neopian Standard Time
Language	Dutch (and Fries)
Wether	rain, cold, stupid
Most popular sport
Monarchy	Queen Beatrix

Population The Netherlands has a population of over 16 million. This number was around 5 million in 1900. The country covers a total area of 41,526 square kilometers. As this figure not only includes land but also rivers, canals and lakes, each square kilometer accommodates an average of 449 people, making the Netherlands one of the most densely populated countries in the world.

Two typical Dutch pictures



No, we don't walk on wooden clogs, lol. And no, we don't wear those clothes.
And yes, we do like tulips...and cheese..and italian food..and lots more!

The Dutch Flag



The most popular way of transport





The most popular drink?


Look at this picture...does Harry Potter comes from Holland?



No, but it looks like his father does....



It's Jan Peter Balkenende, our new prime-minister probably, lol.

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Dutch food and eating habits As indicated in the famous painting by Vincent van Gogh (the aardappeleters, meaning "potato eaters"), the main ingredient in old-fashioned Dutch dinners is potatoes, usually accompanied by meat and boiled vegetables. The Dutch traditionally don't use very sharp spices and are very fond of pouring gravy onto everything. The Dutch have however always been internationally orientated and nowadays you can expect to find meals varying from Italy to the Orient and from China to Afrika on Dutch dinnertables, especially amongst younger people. The consumption of dairy produkts is extremely high, which, according to some scientists, accounts for the high average height of Dutch men and women. The Dutch usually start off the day with bread and coffee or tea, eat some more bread (with cheese) in the afternoon and end the day with a hot meal. Traditionally the hot meal is served at 18.00h. but dinnertime is shifting more towards 19.00h nowadays, a bit later if you eat out. Below is listed some typical Dutch food which you should certainly experience during a visit to Holland. Most of the listed food is available at any supermarket. Vla: a thick, fluid, sweet pudding made mainly from milk and offered in a variety of tastes ranging from vanilla and chocolate to strawberry. Certainly try hopjes-vla and bitterkoekjes-vla which have very typical and also unexplainable tastes. Karnemelk: literally 'churned milk' (buttermilk). It has a thin substance and is rather sour. It is supposed to be quite healthy, but admittedly you must acquire a taste for it. Poffertjes: these resemble very small pancakes and are traditionally served warm with lots of powdered sugar sprinkled on top. You can make them at home if you have a special pan, but it might be easier to go to a poffertjeskraam (kraam is literally a market stall, but also indicates larger eating-houses) and get them ready made. Hagelslag: traditionally lots of chocolate-snippers which the Dutch sprinkle on their bread. Nowadays it comes in quite a number of (chocolate-) varieties. Muisjes: literally meaning 'mice', it falls in the same category as hagelslag and is also used as bread-spread. Of course the ingredients do not consist of an actual mouse, although the blue & white muisjes do resemble very small mice crawling around on your slice of bread. Traditionally the blue & white muisjes are served on beschuit (a kind of thick, round and very crispy cracker) to celebrate the birth of a child. Although now available in different varieties (like gestampte muisjes or 'crushed mice') it is essentially made from anise with a sugar coating. Drop: a sweet (liquorice) that comes in a very large number of different forms and tastes, from salt and hard to soft and sweet. It is very popular among the entire Dutch population and is claimed to have something of an addictive-effect if eaten regularly in very large quantities. Stamppot: a very down-to-earth meal consisting of mashed potatoes with varying ingredients like carrot (wortel stamppot) or endive (andijvie stamppot) and usually served with rookworst, a juicy sausage. Patat: patat or 'french fries' may not be an exclusively Dutch food, but the thickness of the french fry itself and the fact that it is very often eaten with mayonaise ('patat met('patat with') is french fries with mayonaise) does make some foreigners stare. Even more extreme is a patatje oorlog - literally meaning "french fries war" - indicating french fries with mayonaise, ketchup and saté-sauce sprinkled with raw onions. Patat in all its varieties can be obtained in any snackbar. Kroket and frikandel: both are fried, roll-formed snacks containing (some kind of) meat. Available at any snackbar and not advisable for vegetarians. Haring: a typical Dutch delicacy is eating a raw herring (fish) with raw onions. You pick the fish up by the tail and let it slide into your mouth gradually. Of course the head is removed and the fish has been cleaned. The first catch of the season is called Hollandse nieuwe ('Dutch new') and is considered a special treat. Vlaai: this a pastry or a sweet pie typical of the southern regions of the Netherlands (Limburg and Brabant) but available all through the country. It comes in many different varieties and usually contains some kind of fruit filling.

If you like to know more about The Netherlands, you could visit this page: Holland