Convenience

• English is spoken everywhere

• Holland is the gateway to Europe and centrally located within Europe

• It is compact and easy to get around

• Good public transport system

• Advanced telecommunications infrastructure

• Rail links to all major European cities

• Frequent flights to all parts of the world from Schiphol, Europe’s fourth largest airport

Economic attractions

• Stable prosperous economy

• Low inflation

• Excellent price/quality ratio

• Strong financial sector

• Good labour relations

• Excellent distribution facilities

Open society

• International orientation

• Holland was a founding member of EU, NATO, IMF, the UN and the World Bank

• Regards European (economic) integration as prerequisite for prosperity and stability

• Strongly supports democracy and human rights

• International Court of Justice in The Hague

Time out 

• Dynamic mix of old and new art forms in Holland’s concert halls, theatres and museums

• Internationally acclaimed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Netherlands Dance Company

• North Sea Jazz Festival

• Nearly 1,000 museums showing everything from Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh to De Kooning, Escher, Appel and Scholte

• Striking modern architecture

• Bulb fields, windmills

• Dutch design – graphic art

• Nightlife to suit all tastes

• Excellent sports facilities: golf, skating, all water sports, etc.

Dutch constitution

• Holland is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system

• Head of state: Queen Beatrix

• Seat of government: The Hague

• Capital: Amsterdam

• Electoral system based on proportional representation

• Judges appointed for life preside over Dutch courts

Other points 

• Approximately 16 million inhabitants (459 per square km of land)

• Land below sea level 24%, inhabited by nearly 60% of the population

• Water management crucial to safeguard against flooding

• Involves drainage, irrigation of low-lying land, construction of storm surge barriers (Delta project), dikes and dams (Zuiderzee Barrier Dam)