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History: In ancient Roman times, the area south of the Rhine River first belonged to the province of "Belgian Gaul" and later to the "Germanic Province". The northern area here is inhabited by many Germanic tribes, and the southern area is populated by Gauls. These Gauls also integrated many Germanic tribes during the migration period. Among them, the Sarien Franks migrated from here to Gaul, and in the fifth century AD The powerful Merovingian dynasty was established. In the Middle Ages, there were many feudal feudal territories in the Low Countries (approximately including the present-day Netherlands, parts of western Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, and parts of northern France), which belonged to the Duchy of Burgundy and the Holy Roman Empire. By the beginning of the sixteenth century, through complex royal marriages, they were unified under the Holy Roman Empire, the Habsburg dynasty. In 1556, Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519-1556) abdicated, leaving Spain and the Lowlands (known as the Northern Province) to his son Philip II, and other areas such as Austria and the Habsburg Empire. Legitimacy was assigned to his brother Ferdinand I. Thus, the Northern Province belonged to the Kingdom of Spain. In 1568, the Eighty Years' War broke out in the Northern Province against Spain due to resistance to the centralization of the Spanish king and the persecution of the Protestant Calvinists. In 1579, seven of the Northern Provinces (now the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) formed the League of Utrecht to jointly oppose Spanish rule. This is considered the beginning of modern Holland. The 1581 League officially declared independence. The war continued, and it was not until 1648 that King Philip IV of Spain signed the Treaty of Münster, recognizing the United Republic of the Seven Lowlands (Netherlands)/Seven Provinces (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden/Provinci?0?5n ), after gaining independence from Spain, the Netherlands developed into a maritime and trading power in the 17th century. The Netherlands established colonies and trading posts around the world. This period is known as the "Golden Age" in the Netherlands. In the late 17th century, the Netherlands fought successively with Britain and France. The Netherlands was defeated by the British at sea (the Anglo-Dutch War) and by France on land (the Franco-Dutch War), thus declining. In 1795 the Netherlands was occupied by France. After the end of the French occupation under Napoleon in 1815, the Netherlands, together with present-day Belgium and Luxembourg, formed the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Het Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). Belgium soon became independent in 1830, followed closely by Luxembourg. In the 19th century, the Netherlands was relatively backward compared to its neighbors. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I. During World War II, the Netherlands was occupied by Germany from May 1940 until it was liberated in 1945. After the war, the Dutch economy once again prospered. The Netherlands is a member of the Belgium-Netherlands-Luxembourg Economic Union (Benelux), the European Economic Community and NATO. On December 15, 1954, the Netherlands passed the "Charter of the Kingdom of the Netherlands" (Het Statuut), which gave the former colonies and territories of the Netherlands the same status as the mainland of the Netherlands within the kingdom. Since then, the Kingdom of the Netherlands refers specifically to the kingdom that is part of the Netherlands and its former colonies, while "Netherlands" refers specifically to the Netherlands on the European continent. The Kingdom of the Netherlands currently consists of three parts, namely the Netherlands on the European continent, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. On November 22, 2006, the Netherlands held elections for the second house of parliament. Among the 150 seats, the Dutch Christian Democratic Union won 41 seats, the Dutch Labor Party won 32 seats, the Socialist Party 26 seats, and the Free Democratic People's Party won 22 seats. On February 22, 2007, the new Council of Ministers was sworn in, consisting of the Christian Democratic Union, the Labor Party and the Christian Union, with Jan Peter Balkenende as Prime Minister. Mark Rutte took over as Prime Minister on October 24, 2010. Politics: From 1581 to 1806, the Netherlands was a republic.

From 1806 to 1815, the Netherlands was briefly ruled by France. The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815. Queen Beatrix has been the head of state since 1980. In theory, the Queen has the power to appoint members of the government. In practice, a coalition government is usually established based on the election results, and the Queen announces the appointment of the head of government. The process of forming a government could take months. The Dutch Parliament consists of the Lower House and the Senate. The 150-member House of Commons is elected every four years. The Senate has less power and is selected every four years by newly elected members of the provincial assemblies. Political scientists generally believe that the Netherlands is a typical example of a deliberative democracy. Economy: Amsterdam in 1895. De Oosterwijkse Vloed village in the Dutch countryside. Dutch sea dam. The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy. Since the 1980s, the government has gradually reduced its control over the economy. Major industries include food processing, chemicals, oil refining, electrical and machinery manufacturing. In terms of agriculture, Dutch agriculture has achieved a high degree of mechanization. Less than 4% of the total population is engaged in agriculture, but the output can be used for food processing and large quantities of exports. The Netherlands' agricultural exports rank third in the world after the United States and France. Among them, horticulture has become professional in the Netherlands, and many flowers, seeds, saplings and bulbs are sold all over the world every year. The Dutch animal husbandry is also world-famous. It mainly uses pen grazing methods to raise livestock and produces a large number of cheese products. Therefore, purebred dairy cows and clogs have become traditional symbols representing the Netherlands. In terms of the petroleum industry, the Netherlands originally only had two minerals: coal and salt. After World War II, the discovery of oil in the North Sea drove the development of the entire Dutch refining and petrochemical industries. After the 1960s, natural gas was discovered. It has also brought the entire Dutch petrochemical industry to its peak, of which the world-renowned Royal Dutch Shell Group is a representative. Population: The Netherlands has one of the highest population densities in the world. Its population density exceeds 400 people/km2. There are many ethnic groups living in the Netherlands. Despite this, residents of pure Dutch descent still make up the majority of the population. 80.9 Dutch 2.4 Indonesian 2.4 German 2.2 Turk 2.0 Surinamese 1.9 Moroccan 0.8 Netherlands Antilles and Aruba 6.0 Other races