Netherlands

well hallo is hello but hi is spelled the same :)

The Netherlands are part of the euro zone. Exchange rates change every day so any answer posted here would be out of date almost immediately. While it's not normal WikiAnswers policy to say "use the Internet", that's the best approach in this case. You can check a site such as www.xe.com, CNNMoney, etc. for the latest conversion factors.

Holland is a western region of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

fijne verjaardag means happy birthday, gefeliciteerd means congratulations

The Tulip has come to be a loved symbol for the Netherlands.

i think football

Map: http://home.hetnet.nl/~f2hglwoudstra835/hollandineurope.gif

Yes they wanted to remain neutral however the Germans invaded and installed a puppet government for the duration of their control. Holland was also involved in the war against Japan and was one of the first country's to inflict damage on Japanese shipping with their navy. The dutch may have thought that the Germans would leave them alone as they were the store house of Germany's war manufacturing industry after the Krupp works was broken up after WW1, they were wrong. and the war manufacturing machine that they protected during the interlude to WW2 ended up biting them in the bum.

Wealthy Landowners are called Patroons.

81,000 - 1.5%

tante

There are no true deserts in the Netherlands.

I phoned the Identity and Passport Service to ask this question and they informed me that the Passport Book Number in a UK passport is the same as the passport number.

No. Along with many other states in the EU, the Netherlands switched to using euros in 2002.

It may still be possible to exchange them at some larger banks, however.

All new states that joined the EU after 2005 are required to switch to euros within a fixed time period.

HM Queen Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard. The Netherlands has no King as Queen Beatrix's mother Queen Juliana only had one child. Queen Beatrix's husband Prince Claus von Amsberg died 2002 of Parkinson disease.

The Lincoln tunnel was one of many things named after Abraham Lincoln in New York

Constitutional Monarchy is the governmental form of the Netherlands, with a parliamentary (democratically chosen) House (2nd 'Kamer')

"Hup Holland" if u wana say lets go Holland in terms of the World Cup

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. However, The Hague is where the Dutch parliament and government resides and where all foreign countries have their embassies. The Hague is the 3rd largest city.

Holland has a St. Nicolas, which is called 'Sinterklaas' and visits Holland from Spain every year on December 5th and brings gifts for children, but also a man who drops by at Christmas, named 'Kerstman' (Christmas man).

Sinterklaas is a more popular tradition in Holland. And even in the olden days "Sinterklaas" was celebrated in England and other countries, later this changed into Santa Claus. Also, "Sinterklaas" has different sweets/candy and a huge parade every year. And instead of hanging a sock, Dutch people "zetten hun schoen" (place their shoes)

He is also called Santa Claus.

Lithuania was invaded by Germany and later the Nazi regime on 1941 June 22nd. This occupation lasted till Soviets diplomatically arranged new borders with the Germans.

"jij" for your friends etc, "u" for someone who's your teacher or grandma or whatever.

"jij" for your friends etc, "u" for someone who's your teacher or grandma or whatever.

jij: you

u:you ( polite form, singular)

It takes a while. However if you are sponsoring a kid over there normally you can send an email. The email goes to a station in Equador then they translate it and give it to the kid.