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Coty is one of the world's largest beauty companies and the largest fragrance company, [4] [5] with $5.3 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2022. [6] Coty acquired 41 beauty brands from Procter & Gamble in 2016, [7] becoming the global leader in fragrance, the second largest company for hair color and styling products, [8] and the third largest company for color cosmetics. [9]
The largest urban network is known as Randstad, including the largest four cities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. Of these, 3 have historic city rights: Utrecht from 1122; Amsterdam from 1306; and Rotterdam from 1340.
Amsterdam is connected to the North Sea through the long North Sea Canal. Amsterdam is intensely urbanised, as is the Amsterdam metropolitan area surrounding the city. Comprising 219.4 km 2 (84.7 sq mi) of land, the city proper has 4,457 inhabitants per km 2 and 2,275 houses per km 2. [80]
Map of the Netherlands. This is a list of municipalities in the Netherlands which have standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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From 1810 to 1813, Amsterdam kept its position of capital city somewhat, as Emperor Napoleon declared the city to be the third city of the Empire (after Paris and Rome) and an imperial residence. In December 1813, after the fall of Napoleon and the accession of Prince William VI of Orange as Sovereign of the Netherlands, The Hague was restored ...
The main cities in Holland are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. Amsterdam is formally the capital of the Netherlands and its largest city. The Port of Rotterdam is Europe's largest and most important harbour and port. The Hague is the seat of government of the Netherlands.
Rank Name Province Pop. Rank Name Province Pop. Amsterdam Rotterdam: 1: Amsterdam: North Holland: 931,298: 11: Apeldoorn: Gelderland: 168,211 The Hague Utrecht: 2 ...