r/europe • u/MarktpLatz Lower Saxony (Germany) • Oct 09 '17

What do you know about... The Netherlands?

This is the thirty-eighth part of our ongoing series about the countries of Europe. You can find an overview here.

Today's country:

The Netherlands

The Netherlands have the sixth largest economy in the EU, despite being the sixth smallest country in terms of territory. It houses the ICJ in Den Haag. The Netherlands were the first country worldwide to legalize gay marriage, in 2001. It became independent from Spain after a war that lasted 80 years.

So, what do you know about the Netherlands?

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '17

Not sure, they may have it better up in Scandinavia, but we're definitely close.

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u/teymon Hertog van Gelre Oct 11 '17

We work the least hours in Europe but we are the most effective iirc.

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u/KrabbHD Zwolle Oct 11 '17

We work the least hours in Europe

Negative. The statistic is skewed because we have a lot of women working part-time.