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We’ve selected for you photographs of an amazing country — Netherlands. The capital and one of the largest cities in the Netherlands — Amsterdam, named after the river Amstel on which it is located. It is visited by over 4 million tourists from around the world each year. The most common facts about the Netherlands: 1. Netherlands and Holland are not synonymous. Holland is largely the western coastal region of the Netherlands, comprising of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem, Leiden and the Hague. 2. The Dutch are the tallest in the world with an average height of 184 cm for men and 170 cm for women. 3. Netherlands is first country to legalise same sex marriages in 2001. 4. 75% of the world’s flower bulb production comes from Netherlands. 5. It is the bicycle capital of the world with more than 18 million in the country. That’s more than 1 bicycle per person. On average, the Dutch person cycles 2.5 km per day and 900 km per year. 6. Despite soft drugs being legal in Netherlands, you almost never see a Dutch person getting high. You may also be interested in such a selection of photos: Delicious Norway, Delicious Iceland, Delicious Scotland, Delicious Romania, Delicious Georgia, Delicious Japan. 
1 De Wallen is the largest and best known red-light district in Amsterdam. Photograph by 
2 Photograph by escape.no 
3 Installing the I Amsterdam. Photograph by Michiel S 
4 Here you can buy herring Haring, which are very fond of the Dutch. Photograph by ammichaels 
5 Photograph by Albert Dros 
6 Photograph by Albert Dros 
7 Keukenhof Flower Kings Park. Photograph by thousandwonders 
8 Keukenhof Flower Kings Park. Photograph by Albert Dros 
9 Houten is a city in the province of Utrecht in The Netherlands. Photograph by Albert Dros 
10 Giethoorn is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel, commonly known as the Venice of the North or Venice of the Netherlands. Photograph by pxpx 
11 Traditional wooden shoes - clogs. Photograph by Moyan Bren 
12 The city hall (Stadhuis) in Gouda. Photograph by potofotoku 
13 The purple fields in a natural area, Posbank. Photograph by Simon van Ooljen 
14 The Ridderzaal. Photograph by sergeybond.livejournal.com 
15 Delft is a city and a municipality in the Netherlands. Photograph by tinka61 
16 Kinderdijk village. Photograph by Jaewoon U 
17 Zaanse Schans. Photograph by Albert Dros 
18 The IJsselmeer is the biggest lake in Holland. Photograph by Jenko Van Zalk 
19 Photograph by Albert Dros
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