2.  The Netherlands is located in North-Western Europe.
 It is just over half the size of
Ireland.
 It is 41 526 sq km.
 The capital is Amsterdam.

3.  Their main languages are Dutch and Netherlandic.
 The population is 16 318 199.
 This is their flag
 The seat of government is the
Hague.
 They joined the EU in 1957 so they use the euro.

4.  The Netherlands is a very flat country with many canals.
 It needs to have dams , dykes and canals to control the
water levels because one quarter of it is under water.
 Germany is to its East.
 Belgium is to its West.
 The south and east are called the High Netherlands.

5.  A major port in the Netherlands is Rotterdam.
 A famous painter that came from the Netherlands was
Vincent Van Gogh.
 A famous book that came
from there is the Diary
of Anne Frank.
 It is famous for tulips,
cheese (edam) and art.

6.  The tourist attractions in the Netherlands are Museums,
Art galleries and canals.
 Another popular attraction
are Windmills.
 They originated in
the Netherlands.

7.  The women’s traditional clothing consists of ,
a long skirt,
a blouse with an
apron and sometimes a shawl
or a shoulder decoration
for good occasions.
 The men’s traditional clothing
consists of, wide woollen pants
with silver buttons on the front
square flap, a shirt , a jacket and
sometimes a hat.

8.  Clogs are one of the most well known tradition from the
Netherlands.
 They are wooden shoes.
 The front part of the shoe is
curled upwards.
 They look like this

9. This is the Netherlands soccer team.
 They lost the world cup last year to Spain.

10. The End
By Aveline and Laura.