Holland/Netherlands
Full Country Name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Location: Western Europe, Bordering the North Sea between Belgium and Germany
Capital: Amsterdam
Languages: Dutch, Frisian
Climate: Temperate, Marine, Cool Summers and mild winters
Time Difference: IST (-) 31/2hrs. in summers
Currency: Guider (NAf)
Major Cities: Delfzijl, Leeuwarden, Groningen, Assen, Zwolle, Utrecht, Amhem, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, Dordrecht Telburg, Eindhoven

Amsterdam is the most popular destination for foreign tourists. The museums, such as the Rijksmuseum and the Vincent van Gogh Museum, the ring of canals with their mansions, the atmosphere of freedom and creativity - many foreigners want to see them with their own eyes. But the Netherlands is also famous for its windmills, wooden shoes, dykes, bicycles and tulips (flowers): the bulb fields of North and South Holland, with their daffodils, hyacinths and tulips attract hundreds of thousands of visitors every year;
Dutch is the mother tongue of more than 22 million people in the Netherlands. Dutch is also used widely in government and education in the former colony of Suriname and in Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. Another official language is Frisian, which is spoken in the northern province of Friesland and has a strong resemblance to English.