Arul Anand

Netherlands for Beginners

The Netherlands is a country located in western Europe. The Netherlands borders on Germany, Belgium and the North Sea. In the year 1815 the foundation was laid for the Netherlands. At that time the country was still called the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the part that we now know as Belgium also belonged to the Netherlands. The Netherlands as we know it today arose in 1830 after the Belgium revolution, when Belgium separated from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Over the past 2 centuries, the Netherlands has grown into one of the most developed countries in the world. The Netherlands scores excellently in many areas. What is gradually becoming more and more visible is that the role of the Netherlands on a global level is diminishing due to the emergence of other economies at a time when the Netherlands is in somewhat more difficult waters.