The Netherlands, on the coast of the North Sea, is twice the size of New Jersey. Part of the great plain of north and west Europe, the Holland has maximum dimensions of 190 by 160 mi (360 by 257 km) and is low and flat except in Limburg in the southeast, where whatever hills rise up to 322 m (1056 ft). About half the country's area is below seafaring level, making the famous Dutch dikes a requisite for the use of such of the land. Reclamation of land from the seafaring through dikes has continued through recent times. All drainage reaches the North Sea, and the principal rivers—Rhine, Maas (Meuse), and Schelde—have their sources right the country.
After centuries of foreign rules by the Romans, Franks, Burgunds, Habsburgs, and Spaniards in 1648 the Dutch Republic became a free and sovereign state. During the 17th century, also called the 'Golden Age', the Republic became increasingly prosperous and a major colonial power, thanks largely to the Dutch East Bharat Company (VOC). In 1815, the northern and southern Holland – today's Holland and Belgique – were combined to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In 1830 Belgique seceded and formed a removed kingdom. The Holland remained neutral in World War I but was invaded in World War II by Germany in May 1940 and filled for fivesome years.Today the Holland is a modern, industrial nation and the ordinal largest exporter of food. The country was a origination member of NATO and the EU, and participated in the launching of the Euro in 1999
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