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Netherlands
COUNTRY
Official Website:
http://overheid.nl/
Population:
16,492,230 (2008 estimate) Founding Date:
26-Jul-1581 (independence)
CITIES
| City | Type | Population |
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| Amsterdam, Netherlands | -- | 742,209 | | Rotterdam, Netherlands | -- | 598,923 | | The Hague, Netherlands | -- | 469,059 | | Utrecht, Netherlands | -- | 275,797 | | Eindhoven, Netherlands | -- | 208,573 | | Tilburg, Netherlands | city | 201,087 | | Groningen, Netherlands | -- | 180,848 | | Nijmegen, Netherlands | city | 160,962 | | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | -- | 156,000 | | Enschede, Netherlands | city | 154,888 | | Haarlem, Netherlands | -- | 147,022 | | Arnhem, Netherlands | -- | 141,320 | | Amersfoort, Netherlands | -- | 134,768 | | Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | -- | 134,009 | | Maastricht, Netherlands | -- | 121,573 | | Dordrecht, Netherlands | -- | 119,649 | | Leiden, Netherlands | -- | 118,423 | | Zwolle, Netherlands | -- | 111,806 | | Delft, Netherlands | -- | 95,817 | | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | -- | 91,693 | | Hilversum, Netherlands | -- | 83,640 | | Amstelveen, Netherlands | city | 78,980 | | Kerkrade, Netherlands | -- | 48,721 | | Waalwijk, Netherlands | -- | 45,737 | | Den Helder, Netherlands | -- | 44,000 | | Nijkerk, Netherlands | -- | 38,879 | | Heemskerk, Netherlands | town | 38,051 | | Middelburg, Netherlands | -- | 38,000 | | Wageningen, Netherlands | -- | 35,669 | | Wassenaar, Netherlands | city | 25,651 | | Diemen, Netherlands | town | 23,866 | | Winschoten, Netherlands | city | 18,497 |
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Willem Barents |
Explorer |
c. 1550 |
20-Jun-1597 |
Dutch Arctic navigator |
| Guido van Rossum |
Computer Programmer |
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Created Python programming language |
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