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The Netherlands IN FOCUS
THE OLDEST ANTHEM The Wilhelmus is the oldest national anthem in the world: Both the words and music date from the 16th century, and in it the Dutch king speaks of his German blood and describes his loyalty to the Spanish crown.
THE TALLEST PEOPLE
THE LAND OF W I N D MI L L S
FROM SEA TO P R O VI N CE !
Dutch men are the tallest in the world: with a height of 182.5cm, while Dutch women rank as the second tallest in the world with a height of 1.69cm.
There are over 1,000 windmills still standing from 1850: traditionally used for a variety of purposes, from irrigation to grinding grain, only a few still operate commercially.
An entire province is made from land reclaimed from the sea: Flevoland became a province in 1986 and is largely made of land reclaimed from the Zuiderzee in the 20th century.
THE BEERLAND The Netherlands is the world’s second biggest beer exporter: Dutch brewers exported 1.6 billion euros of beer in 2014 and was the world’s biggest exporter of beer until 2010, when it was overtaken by Mexico.