A few quirky things about Netherlands that surprise almost every visitor — small details that explain a lot about how life there actually feels.
In Netherlands, fun facts comes down to a few things: a third of the netherlands is below sea level, there are more bicycles than people, and the dutch are the tallest people on earth.
Without its dikes, levees, and pumps, 26% of the country would be underwater. The Dutch have been fighting the sea for 800 years. The Delta Works is one of the greatest engineering feats in human history.
23 million bikes for 17 million people. The Dutch cycle an average of 2.5km per day. Amsterdam alone has 800,000 bicycles and 15,000 are fished out of canals every year.
The average Dutch man is 183cm (6'0\