There is an old saying in the Netherlands: “God made the world, but the Dutch made the Netherlands.” And while this may sound arrogant, there is actually a great deal of truth to it. For centuries, the Dutch have been reclaiming land from the ocean — so much so, that the Netherlands of today was approximately 60% underwater 1000 years ago.

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The Netherlands or more popularly known as Holland is a low-lying European country which is well-known for its wide variety of cheese, windmills, the earth embankments they call dikes, wooden shoes known as clogs, tulip flowers. The great degree of social tolerance in Netherlands has become the symbol of self-expression, human rights and freedom because of its government’s legalization of drugs, union between homosexuals and prostitution. The most visited city in the Netherlands is its capital, Amsterdam. This city not only offers the visitors a wide access to the privileges and liberties mentioned above but also the opportunity to wonder in awe and enjoy a magnificent city of rich cultural attractions.

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