Holland is rather small, the surface area only 41 52 square kilometers. Holland's official name is the Kingdom of Netherlands and the capital city of Holland is Amsterdam. It has a population of 16.6 million and is the densest country in Europe and one of the densest countries in the world. It consists of the Netherlands itself and six islands in the Caribbean sea. Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles.
Holland is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system, and its government consist of the Queen as well as the ministers. The Netherlands has a coalition government, a land of compromise, with Queen Beatrix the head of state. In Netherlands, The ethnic groups are predominantly Dutch however there are other communities such as Moroccans, Turks, Antillean and Surinamese from the Dutch Caribbean. In terms of religion, 27% of the Dutch are Roman Catholics, 17% are Protestants, 6% are Muslim 1% Hindu and 1% Buddhist. The Netherlands is relatively a multicultural country but is more prevalent in the larger cities. For instance, In Amsterdam alone, there are about 200 over different nationalities.
We shall further explore the culture and traditions of Netherlands such as their culture, their traditions and practices, their indigenous groups, their languages, their mode of education, their leisure activities and what is the country known for?
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