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News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in the Netherlands for the second leg of his five-country tour.
Key facts about Netherlands
- Location: The Netherlands is located in Northwestern Europe.
- It is also known as Holland.
- It is geographically positioned in both the Northern and Eastern hemispheres of the Earth.
- Boundary nations: The Netherlands is bordered by Germany in the east and Belgium in the south.
- It is bounded by the North Sea in the north and west.
- It shares its maritime borders with UK and France.
- Capital: Amsterdam is the capital of the country.
- Geography: It has three primary geographic regions: The Lowlands, The Veluwe and Utrecht Hill Ridge, and The Limburg Hills.
- Highest point: Its highest point is Vaalserberg.
- Lake: The IJsselmeer is a large freshwater lake in central Netherlands.
- It was once called the Zuiderzee, which was a saltwater inlet.
- The Afsluitdijk dam separates it from the North Sea, changing it into freshwater.
- Major Rivers: Rhine River, Meuse (Maas) River and Scheldt River are major rivers of Netherland.
- Port of Rotterdam located along the North Sea have historically been crucial for trade and commerce.
