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The Netherlands is made up of twelve provinces of northwest Europe and three islands in the Caribbean Sea. Amsterdam is the capital city. People often refer to Netherland as Holland. If you look at its geographic location, it is a very low lying nation. About 20% of its area is below sea level, and more than half of its area is barely above sea level. Most of the low lying areas are flooded, but they have been made habitable by elaborate engineering methods. Simple but effective drainage systems like dikes, pumping systems, and canals are used to keep the lower regions dry.

The Netherlands has been following a parliamentary form of government ever since the 1840s. The Netherlands has been voted as the 10th most democratic country in the world. The monarch is considered as the head of the state but has limited powers. His most significant contribution is in the formation of the new cabinet. Most of the decision regarding the welfare of the state is taken by the council of Ministers. The cabinet constitutes about 13 to 16 ministers along with a number of state secretaries. The head of the government is the President.

The main tourist attractions are present in the city of Amsterdam and the province of Holland. The man-made canals are a common sight, but the craftsmanship is worth observing. The Delta project includes the very first of the dams and dikes made in the 1950s. They are located in South Holland to protect the land from the rising sea tides and are considered as one of the greatest manmade structures. The city of Maastricht holds the country’s most ancient buildings and was the first place to be populated in Netherland. Saint Servetus and Saint Jan’s Cathedral are some of the places one should visit here. There are famous museums of art and history present in Amsterdam, which has the most valuable of the ancient Dutch paintings. The windmills are something one should see. Netherland has the largest number of windmills dedicated to the production of electricity.

Netherland has a good interconnected network of rivers and canals that are connected to the sea. This makes it a very suitable place for building ports. Netherland has the largest system of electric cars. There are over 200 charging points for them located in every important city. This also makes Netherland one of the most environment-friendly counties in the world. The rivers of the Netherland are deep enough to allow ships to travel deep into the cities via them. Netherland has the largest port in Europe and the seventh-largest port in the world, the Rotterdam port.

Traveling by rail in the Netherlands allows you to see some of the most beautiful scenery and countryside. The Utrecht central rail station in the Netherland is Schiphol airport. UK citizens do not require a visa to enter Netherland. Once you pass through the immigration check, you can take either a taxi or the Fyra train to Amsterdam. The taxis provide door-to-door service, and it is optional whether you want to share the service with someone else or not. If you are carrying a lot of luggage then it is better that you avail of a taxi. If you are traveling light then you have better take the Fyra train, you will reach Amsterdam within 15 minutes. Netherland has one of the best networks of magnetic-levitation trains. They cover more than 400 kilometers of environmentally friendly tracks, covering all the major cities of the Netherland. If you live in a neighboring country of the Netherland then the training facility will be your best option to reach here.