First Children Encyclopedia

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What is another name for the Netherlands?


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The Low CountriesBelgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are called the Low Countries because they are so flat. They are also sometimes called Benelux – the first letters of BElgium, NEtherlands and LUXembourg.

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Antwerp

Rotterdam

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Ice skating

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Dams to stop floods from sea

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