Worth knowing
The Netherlands
The Dutch have been walling off and draining wet land for about a thousand years. A whole province, Flevoland, was sea floor until the 20th century.
Where its story happens
Amsterdam, at 52.37°N, 4.90°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.
Five things to know about the Netherlands
In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.
- Where it is. It's the Netherlands, on the North Sea coast between Belgium and Germany. See the Netherlands on a map.
- Windmills, wooden clogs and the canals of Amsterdam are its trademarks.
- In the 1630s, a craze here pushed the price of a single tulip bulb above the price of a house.
- It has more bicycles than people.
- About a quarter of this country lies below sea level.