The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830, Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered German invasion and occupation in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 26 - 30 of 95Agricultura campesina y el mercado de alimentos: el caso de la República Dominicana
Analiza el campesinado y la economia dominicana; la tenencia y uso de la tierra; el mercado de alimentos; y los procesos de urbanizacion y marginalidad.
Agricultura campesina y el mercado de alimentos en la República Dominicana
Analiza el campesinado y la economia dominicana; la tenencia y uso de la tierra; el mercado de alimentos; y los procesos de urbanizacion y marginalidad.
Constitution of Netherlands 1815 (rev. 2008)
The constitution was published by royal decree after being adopted by Parliament.
Act No. 246 of 2004 to amend the Fertilizing Substances Act, the Act Movement Production of Fertilizing Substances and the Act relative to the restructuring of the pig industry in relation with cancellation of expiry dates regarding arrangements of fer...
The amendment of the Fertilizing Substances Act and the other Acts concern the prolongation with two years of the period for the existence of manure production rights in the poultry and pig industry.
Amends: Act containing rules relative to the trade in and the disposal of fertilizing substances (Fertilizing Substances Act). (2012-03-19)