The geography and places in the Netherlands have their own specialties and characteristics. Let's make it simple.

The Netherlands is located in the west of Europe, bordering Germany in the east and Belgium in the south. It borders the North Sea in the west and north, and is located in the delta of the Rhine, Maas and Skelter rivers. It is located between 3 2 1' E, 7 13' N and 50 45' N.. [3]

field

The total land area of the Netherlands is 465,438+0,864 square kilometers.

Motherland/land

Caribbean territory

The farthest distance from north to south in the Netherlands is about 300 kilometers, and the farthest distance from east to west is about 200 kilometers, with a total area of 4 1864 square kilometers. There are seawalls along the coast, seawalls 1800 kilometers, and the coastline is long 1075 kilometers. Since13rd century, * * * has cultivated about 765,438+000 square kilometers of land, which is equivalent to one fifth of the land area of the Netherlands. Today, 65,438+08% of the land in the Netherlands is artificially reclaimed from the sea.

overseas

In addition to the mainland, the Netherlands also administers two overseas territories, Aruba and Antilles, covering an area of 980 square kilometers.

Aruba is an island in the Caribbean, located near the Gulf of Venezuela in the north of Venezuela, a South American country, about 25 kilometers away from Paraguana Pensula. 1986 became an independent political entity of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Netherlands continued to be responsible for the island's national defense and foreign affairs.

The Netherlands Antilles consists of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea, which are more than 800 kilometers apart from the north and south. On June 65438+1 October1day, 2007, Cura? ao and Sint Maarten became separate Dutch territories, and the other three islands formed the "Kingdom Islands", whose status is to be determined. [7]

zone

Low level is the most prominent feature of Dutch terrain. The whole territory is low-lying, with a quarter of the land below the altitude 1 m and a quarter below the altitude. Except for some hills in the south and east, most of the terrain is very low. The south is connected by the Rhine, Maas and Guerder River Delta. "Holland" is called Holland in Germanic language, which means "the land of lowlands". It got its name because more than half of its land is below or almost at sea level, and some areas are even formed by reclamation, such as most parts of Frevoland Province. [8]

The highest point in the Netherlands is Vaalserberg, which is located in the southeast corner of Limburg province in the south, with an altitude of 32 1 m. The lowest point in the Netherlands is near Rotterdam, 6.7 meters below sea level. [7]

climate

The Netherlands is located between 5 1-54 north latitude, influenced by the Atlantic warm current, and has a temperate maritime climate with warm winters and cool summers. Average summer temperature in the coastal areas of the Netherlands

Dutch style

16℃, and the average temperature in winter is 3℃. The average temperature in inland areas is 65438 07℃ in summer and 2℃ in winter. The temperature from June to August is 2 1 ~ 26℃. It is rainy and windy in winter, and the average temperature in June is 65438 0.7℃. The lowest temperature recorded in Dutch history is -27.8℃, and the highest temperature reaches 38.6℃. The annual rainfall in the Netherlands is about 760mm. Rainfall is basically evenly distributed in the four seasons. The average monthly rainfall from June to June in 65438 is 40-60mm, and that from July to June in 12 is 60-80mm. The average monthly sunshine hours in the Netherlands are the highest in May, about 220 hours, and the lowest in 65438+February, about 39 hours. [7]

hydrology

There are many rivers in the territory, mainly the Rhine and Maas rivers. There is Lake Ethel near the sea in the northwest. [7]

resources

The Netherlands is relatively poor in natural resources, only rich in natural gas and oil reserves (the total proven natural gas reserves in 20 12 years are about193 billion cubic meters) and a certain amount of coal. The development of natural gas in the Netherlands ranks fourth in the world after Russia, the United States and Canada. 20 1 1 year produces 241900 million cubic meters of natural gas. At the end of 20 12, oil was discovered in the north sea. [7]

Human population

Bicycle scene in Holland

The Netherlands is one of the countries with the highest population density in the world, with the population density exceeding 407.5 people per square kilometer.

According to the statistics of 20 13, the total population of the Netherlands is 16803700, which is mainly distributed in large and medium-sized cities and surrounding areas. The most populous 10 cities in the Netherlands and their population are: Amsterdam 790 1000, Rotterdam 6 16300, The Hague 502 10000, Utrecht 3 16300 and Eindhoven 2/kloc. Groningen 193 10000, Brayda 176400, Nijmegen 165200. [8]

race

According to the statistics of the Dutch Immigration Bureau, the total population of Chinese in the Netherlands in 20 12 years was about 120,000, accounting for about 0.7% of the total population in the Netherlands. There is no large-scale concentration of Chinese in the Netherlands, and most cities in the Netherlands have Chinese residents. [8]

79.65438% Dutch descent

2.26% Indonesian

2.30% of Turks

2.06% Suriname people

2. 17% Moroccan fiber

0.84% Dutch Caribbean

8.64% other races [8]

time zone

The Netherlands belongs to the East 1 time zone, and the local time is 7 hours later than Beijing time. Every year from March to June 10, daylight saving time is implemented, the clock is advanced 1 hour, and the local time is 6 hours later than Beijing time. [7]

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