"Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the city of canals; it had never entered my mind that I should find similar conditions in a Dutch town."- James Weldon Johnson
Houseboats on Canal, Amsterdam
Quick facts about Netherlands (Holland)
Country code: NL
Zone: Europe
Country local name: Nederland
Demonym: Dutch
Official languages: Dutch
Driving on the right side of the road
Currency: EUR (Euro)
Internet TLD: .nl
Calling code: +31
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
