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Map of the Netherlands in Europe Relief map of the Netherlands in Europe. The geography of the European Netherlands is unusual in that much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea and is below sea level, protected by dikes. It is a small country with a total area of 41,545 km 2 (16,041 sq mi) [1] and ranked 131st.
It has been ranked as the 4th largest tax haven in the world. [181] The Netherlands is part of a monetary union, the eurozone (dark blue), and the EU single market. The Dutch location gives it prime access to markets in the United Kingdom and Germany, with the Port of Rotterdam being the largest port in Europe.
The location of the European Netherlands An enlargeable map of the European Netherlands An enlargeable basic map of the Netherlands, (Caribbean Netherlands inset) An enlargeable topographic map of the Kingdom of the Netherlands An enlargeable satellite image of the European Netherlands Diagram of the organisation of entities in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
English: Location map of the Netherlands. Equirectangular projection, N/S stretching 160 %. Geographic limits of the map: ... World Data Base II data; Author: Lencer ...
Amsterdam was Europe's most important hub for the shipment of goods and was the leading financial centre of the Western world. [55] In 1602, the Amsterdam office of the Dutch East India Company became the world's first stock exchange by trading in its own shares. [56]
The Wadden Sea is the largest unbroken system of intertidal sand and mud flats in the world. It is an important biodiversity spot, home to the species such as harbour seal, grey seal, and harbour porpoise. The sites in Germany and the Netherlands were inscribed to the World Heritage List in 2009, the property in Denmark was added in 2014. [16]
A map of Holland from 1682. In the Dutch Rebellion against the Habsburgs during the Eighty Years' War, the naval forces of the rebels, the Watergeuzen, established their first permanent base in 1572 in the town of Brill. In this way, Holland, now a sovereign state in a larger Dutch confederation, became the centre of the rebellion.
During World War I, the city was the world's largest spy centre because of Dutch neutrality and its strategic location between Britain, Germany and German-occupied Belgium. Many spies who were arrested and executed in Britain were led by German secret agents operating from Rotterdam.