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The name: The Kingdom of the Netherlands (The Kingdom of the Netherlands)Flag: a rectangular, long and wide ratio of 3:2.Top-down from red, white and blue three parallel connected to the same horizontal rectangle formed.Blue said that countries facing the sea, symbolizing the people's happiness; white symbol of freedom, equality, democracy, also on behalf of the people of the character traits simple red on behalf of the triumph of the revolution.The national emblem: the Orange Order Nassau royal family of Wang Hui.For the cloak-style.The top of the crown with the cloak of a shield emblem, a blue shield with a face wearing the three lions of the crown of fronds, the claw holding a silver sword of Rome, a claw抓着bundle arrow symbol of unity is strength.Shield logo is a crown above, both sides have a lion, beneath the blue Shidai read William Emirates motto of a "persistent."Day: May 4 (May 4, 1945 the fascist German troops occupied the Netherlands in Wageningen signing of the surrender, the Netherlands was designated as the "Day")Flowers: tulipsState bird: spoonbillsState stone: DiamondNational political figures: Queen Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard), 1980年4月succeed the throne.Prime Minister Jan彼得巴尔克Balkenende (Jan Peter Balkenende), 2003年5 Hadley, June 30, 2006, Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands Queen Beatrix submitted their resignations.Rotterdam near the windmill group.The Netherlands more than half of the land below sea level, 1 / 3 the size of only one meter above sea level.To Wai-Zaotian, expanding living space, the Dutch in 1229 invented the windmill, most of the time, there are 9,000 windmills.With the development of technology, windmills gradually "retired", but most were complete windmill preserved to attract tourists.Physical Geography: 41,528 square kilometers, located in western Europe, with Germany, adjacent to the east, south Belgium.West, North brink of the North Sea, is located in the Rhine, the Maas River and Sikaierte River Delta, a coastline of 1,075 km.In the river aspect, the main Rhine, the Maas River.Northwest coastal Department IJsselmeer.Its western coastal lowlands to the east is wavy plains, central and south-east of the plateau."The Netherlands" in the Netherlands is in the Germanic language, means "low country", more than half of its land below sea level, or nearly at the level named.Dutch maritime climate is temperate broad-leaved forest climate.As low tide soil, the Dutch accepted the invention of the French Gauls Muxie, and several hundred years of history in the Netherlands to its typical characteristics.In order to survive and develop, the Dutch had little竭力protect the homeland, to avoid being in the water at high tide, "Miedingzhizai."Their long-term struggle with the sea, Wai Hoi Zaotian.As early as the 13th century to stop building the dam water, then drained Wind-driven water tankers of water within the cofferdam.For many centuries the Netherlands stopped the construction of the dam up to 1,800 km, increase the land area of over 60 million hectares.Now the Netherlands is 20 per cent of land reclamation made by the artificial.In the Netherlands the national emblem engraved on the "perseverance" words, aptly describe the Dutch people's national character.Population: 16.197 million, more than 90 percent of the Dutch people, in addition to Frisbie family.The official language is Dutch, Friesland speak Frisian.31% of Catholic residents, 21 percent Christian.Dutch population for three consecutive years, "deficit"Capital: Amsterdam (Amsterdam) has a population of 735,000 (2003); Government Location: The Hague (The Hague), population 458,000 (2003).Administrative Division: country is divided into 12 provinces, 489 municipalities under the province (2003).Name of the provinces are as follows: Groningen, Friesland, Drenthe, Ou Fu Yi Seer, Gelderland, Utrecht, North Holland, Zuid-Holland, Zealand, North Brabant and Limburg, V. Lei Buddha Portland.September 10, 2003, the Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands ambassador to the new Miss Xue Hanqin presented his credentials to the Queen of the Netherlands, provided by the royal family of golden carriage to return to the embassy.According to local customs, during the ambassador presented his credentials, the Queen of the Netherlands will be assigned Neishi in the Guard cavalry escort, leading gold and black carriage of one to meet the ambassador and embassy counselor.Presented his credentials and then to the same kind of way back to the embassy.History: 16th-century feudal separatism in the former long-term status.Early 16th century by the Spanish rule.1568 outbreak of the renewal of 80 of the war against Spanish rule.In 1581 the establishment of seven provinces in northern Republic of the Netherlands (formally known as the United Republic of Netherlands).1648 Spain formally recognized the Netherlands independence.17th-century colonial powers have the sea.The 18th century, the Dutch colonial system gradually disintegrate.1795 French military invasion.1806 Napoleon's brother of the king, was called the Kingdom of the Netherlands.1810 into France.1814 from France, the Kingdom of the Netherlands set up the following year (1830 Belgian independence from the Netherlands).States in 1848 to become a constitutional monarchy.Remain neutral during the war.World War II, the initial declaration of neutrality.May 1940 by the German military occupation, the royal family and the government moved to the United Kingdom, the establishment of government-in-exile.Give up the post-war policy of neutrality, join NATO and the European Community and later the European Union.Politics: March 29, 1814 promulgation of the Constitution, the 1848 revision of the constitution, the provisions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a hereditary constitutional monarchy.Legislative authority of King and Parliament, the rights of the king and cabinet.State Privy Council as the highest consultative body, chaired by the Queen herself, the other members appointed by the Queen.Parliament from a hospital and the hospital component.The hospital has the power to legislate; a hospital the right to agree or refuse to approve bills, but can not amend or bill.Economy: The Netherlands is well-developed capitalist countries, the Western economic power in one of the top 10.Natural resources could be relatively poor, but rich natural gas reserves, exploitation of natural gas in 2001 about 74.3 billion cubic meters, Zijiyouyu, but also exports.Dutch industrial development, major industrial sectors are food processing, petrochemicals, metallurgy, machine building, electronics, steel, shipbuilding, printing, diamond processing, the past 20 years attached great importance to developing space, microelectronics, biotechnology and other high-tech industries, traditional industries Mainly shipbuilding, metallurgy and so on.Rotterdam is Europe's largest oil refining centre.He is one of the world's leading shipbuilding countries.Dutch agriculture has developed the world's third largest exporter of agricultural products.Dutch use of arable land in light of local conditions unfit for the development of animal husbandry, which now stands at an average cow, a pig, one of the most developed countries in the world of animal husbandry ranks.They planted potatoes in the sandy ground, and the development of potato processing, the world's seed potato trade volume more than half of the output from here.Netherlands Flower is the backbone of the sex industry.A total of 110 million square meters of greenhouse used to grow flowers and vegetables, thus enjoying "Garden of Europe" reputation.Netherlands to the beautiful to all corners of the world, flower exports in the international flower market of 40% -50%.Dutch financial services and insurance industries, tourism developed.Dutch tulip paradeTransport: the Netherlands land, sea and air transport are very advanced.Vertical and horizontal in the rivers, waterways connected.Known as "North Venice," said the Dutch capital of Amsterdam is the size of more than 160 waterways, bridges, more than 1,000 blocks.In the Rhine and the Maas River to the sea port of Rotterdam is the world's first Chittagong.Amsterdam airport is the Netherlands and one of the major European airports, has repeatedly been the world's best airport title.Dutch take full advantage of this unique geographical conditions the development of the transportation industry, its land, sea and air transport all kinds of the EU transport market 30 percent of the total.In the Netherlands the western city of cheese over the city center, a trader and seller of the extra cash on hand with the traditional way to bargain.The Netherlands is the world's largest cheese-producing countries, of which more than half of the cheese on the production of up to the town.Cheese over the city center was founded in 1668, is the world's oldest cheese trading center.As of today, people still follow the placing of Xidi and extra cash on hand to bargain for cheese and other ancient customs transactions.>> Xinhua News Agency reporters Xu Jin and Quan ShePress and Publications: Press Distribution began in 1618.Daily total of nearly 90 species (including the national daily 8), a comprehensive and professional journals about 4000.Major newspapers have "Telegraph" and "daily report", "De Volkskrant", "new Rotterdam Handelsblatt", "Oath", "Trouw", "Financial Times", "埃尔什维尔Weekly," " Freedom of the Netherlands. "Dutch news agency semi-official news agency.The Netherlands has five national radio stations, 10 regional radio stations and 150 local radio stations.Television broadcasting coverage of 100 percent, of which 76 percent of households can receive cable television.There are 35 radio and television, radio and television from the Netherlands Association for membership of the organizations in accordance with the distribution of radio and television broadcast time, including eight major radio and television organizations in the three sets of the semi-official national television has broadcast most of the time.In recent years, commercial television stations could be developed faster.Foreign Affairs: Netherlands for the EU and NATO member countries.European foreign policy to focus on, while stressing that the U.S. presence in Europe is the European security and stability and an important guarantee.Advocated the strengthening of NATO, the Western European countries to formulate a common foreign and security policy to strengthen NATO's European pillar of security.Relations with China: China and the Netherlands personnel and economic exchanges can be traced back to the early 17th century.With the deepening of China's reform and opening up, and the increasingly improved investment environment, Sino-Dutch economic and trade relations have greater development.The two sides have signed a government including maritime, aviation, economy, technology, culture, a variety of bilateral agreements and protocols.The Netherlands is also the first to recognize China's one of the Western countries.November 19, 1954 with the Chinese charge d'affaires level the establishment of diplomatic relations.May 18, 1972 upgraded to the ambassadorial level diplomatic relations.May 5, 1981 downgraded to charge d'affaires level, February 1, 1984 resumed diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level.April 2004, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende a working visit to China.December 2004, Premier Wen Jiabao on an official visit to the Netherlands.1994, Beijing and the Netherlands in Amsterdam became sister cities.In recent years the two countries to increase friendly exchanges, trade and economic relations have greater development, the two governments have signed, including shipping, aviation, economy, technology, culture, and a number of bilateral agreements and protocols.Reproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/18/content_446015.htm

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