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• Empty farms, crowded cities

  
  The Dutch countryside is depopulating rapidly. Despite the fact that Holland's general population continues to grow each year and that 16....

• Royal fortunes

  
  The international recession has left its mark everywhere and the Dutch are no exception. More than 50% of Dutch people have chosen to limit their supermarket budgets because of the credit crunch....

• Have your say

  If you've had an experience to remember at any of the venues listed in this guide, be it good, bad, ugly or downright sad, let the two million regular unique visitors to our website, www....

• A farewell to pints

  
  Unless you’re at an Irish pub or sports bar where you can get a proper pint or half liter mug, beer glasses in the Netherlands tend to come in dainty sizes more suitable for children or ladies who lunch....

• Dutch cuisine (1)

  
  Dutch cuisine has a long and interesting history and includes everything from hearty family meals to the lightest of pastries....

• Shhhh! The Dutch are listening!

  
  Last year 26,000 ‘suspicious phone calls’ were monitored by the police in the Netherlands....

• Space oddity

  
  If you fly KLM frequently and have collected plenty of air miles, you can soon exchange them for a rather unusual outing....

• Orphaned bikes

  
  The Netherlands is the only country in the world where there are more bikes (18 million) than inhabitants (16....

• Rivalry and Christmas trees

  
  There's always been a tremendous rivalry between the two biggest cities in Holland: Rotterdam and Amsterdam....

• Enemy of the state

  
  The Netherlands and water have always been intricately and permanently linked. Because large parts of the country are below sea level, its inhabitants have been fighting floodwaters for as long as anyone can remember and this has resulted in an ingenious hydrological system....

• Dutch gifts (1)

  
  Dutch national football team shirts:The orange jersey was already popular in the 1970s when the Netherlands finished in the World Cups of 1974 and 1978 as runners up....

• Oldest national anthem

  
  The Dutch Wilhelmus is the oldest national anthem in the world. The first stanza is the part that is usually sung or played at official events....

• Striking out in the Red Light District

  
  We thought that interviewing a local prostitute would be a rather simple task, but not everything is as it seems in Amsterdam’s infamous Red Light district also known as De Wallen....

• Who wants to be a trillionaire?

  
  Recent research has determined that the total value of all property in the Netherlands is over €3....