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Western Europe. The North Sea, located to the north and west of the Netherlands, is continually battering the land.
The name Netherlands means “low countries.” The country is sometimes called Holland.
The Dutch have a saying: "God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland." The North Sea would have washed away the Netherlands if the Dutch had not erected defenses to protect their land.
Over the centuries, the Dutch have built series of canals,dams,dikes, and pumping stations to keep the sea and rivers back.

and other cities ride bicycles to get around. There are three times as many bicycles as there are cars in the Netherlands.
The Dutch are on average the tallest people in the world. Men are six feet tall on average (182.5 cm) and women are 5 feet 7 inches (170.5 cm).  
Tourism is important to the country, and many visitors come to see Dutch art, architecture—and the flowers. Tulips are a major industry, and the Dutch produce billions of bulbs a year—more than any other country.