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Tourism in the Netherlands is a relatively small sector of the country's economy with a total contribution of 5.4% to gross domestic product and 9.6% to employment. In 2017 the Netherlands was visited by 17 million foreign tourists (with more than 5 million coming from Germany ), making it the 20th most visited country in the world.
Willem-Alexander accompanied by Charles, Prince of Wales, during his state visit to the UK.Willem-Alexander and Charles are fifth cousins once removed.. The following is a list of state visits made by Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands since he ascended to the Dutch throne in April 2013 following the abdication of Beatrix that year.
1 October – Mark Rutte becomes Secretary-General of NATO. [32] 30 October – The Northern Netherlands District Court imposes a daily fine of 50,000 euros ($54,000) on the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers for failing to reduce overcrowding in a migrant reception center in Ter Apel that houses more 2,000 people. [33]
All examples use example date 2021-03-31 / 2021 March 31 / 31 March 2021 / March 31, 2021 – except where a single-digit day is illustrated. Basic components of a calendar date for the most common calendar systems: D – day; M – month; Y – year; Specific formats for the basic components: yy – two-digit year, e.g. 24; yyyy – four-digit ...
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The Binnenhof, where the lower and upper houses of the States General meet. The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815 and a parliamentary democracy since 1848. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state. Dutch politics and governance are characterised by an effort to achieve broad consensus on important issues.
Thousands of people gathered in the Netherlands this weekend to celebrate their red hair at the annual Redhead Days Festival in the southern town of Tilburg. Architecture student Ellen Linderstad ...
The 3 October Festival (Dutch : 3 Oktoberfeest or simply 3 Oktober, also Leidens Ontzet) is a festival in Leiden, the Netherlands. It is held annually during the days leading up to the 3rd and often concludes that evening or the following day. [1] Observed since the 1500s, its modern public celebration has been a locally declared holiday since ...