Funny Facts

 

Did you know that...

 

  • 'The Netherlands' and 'Holland' are used to describe the same country?
  • when your plane arrives at Schiphol, it lands 4.5 metres below sea level?
  • one quarter of The Netherlands is below sea level?
  • The Netherlands' highest point is 323 metres high and is therefore called a 'mountain'?
  • almost every Dutch person has a bicycle and there are twice as many bikes as cars?
  • the Netherlands has at least 15,000 km of cycle tracks?
  • the Dutch are the tallest people in Europe?
  • people in Holland eat raw herring with onions on top?
  • with only 0.008% of the world's area, The Netherlands is the world's third largest agricultural exporter?
  • Amsterdam is entirely built on piles?