Formation
July 26, 1581
Netherlands
Capital
Amsterdam
Population
17.53 million (2021)
Netherlands
About
A country located in northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. Its four largest cities are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. It was the world's first country to legalize same-sex marriage.
Trivia
The Netherlands has over 1,000 windmills on its land from sawmills and windmills. The capital Amsterdam is known as the Venice of the north and has over 60 miles of canals. The country's stock exchange opened in 1602 and was the first in the world to trade in company stocks.
