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The culture of the Netherlands is diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the foreign influences built up by centuries of the Dutch people 's mercantile and explorative spirit. The Netherlands and its people have long played an important role as centre of cultural liberalism and tolerance.
Geography of the Netherlands; Continent: Europe: Region: Western Europe: Coordinates: Area: Ranked 131st • Total: 41,545 km 2 (16,041 sq mi) • Land: 80.59% • Water: 19.41%: Coastline: 451 km (280 mi) Borders: Total land borders: 1,027 km 2 (397 sq mi) Highest point: Vaalserberg 322.7 m (1,059 ft)
The history of the Netherlands extends back long before the founding of the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon. For thousands of years, people have been living together around the river deltas of this section of the North Sea coast.
