Official Name:Netherlands
Capital:Amsterdam
Total area:41 543 km2
GDP per capita:$42,193
Native Language:Dutch
Government:Unitary parliamentary representative democracy under constitutional monarchy
Population:16,788,973
Major Religion:Roman Catholicism
Monetary Unit:Euro (EUR)
The Netherlands, as the name suggests, is a low-lying area with a quarter of the country lying at or below sea level. Many areas are protected from flooding by dikes and dikes. Much land has been reclaimed from the sea, the Flevoland polder being the most recent example.
The Dutch Parliament (or Staten Generaal) consists of two chambers. The first, with 75 members, is indirectly elected and has limited powers. The second chamber or lower house is directly elected. Members of both houses serve four-year terms. Given the country's multi-party system, all governments are coalitions.
Industrial activity in the Netherlands consists mainly of food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical and electronic machinery. It has a dynamic agricultural sector and is known for its plants and cut flowers. The port of Rotterdam is the busiest in Europe and serves a vast hinterland that stretches into Germany and Central Europe.
The Netherlands has a history of great painters. The 17th century was the era of Dutch masters such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer and Jan Steen. The 19th and 20th centuries were no less notable for their high profile artists such as Vincent van Gogh and Piet Mondriaan.
Well-known Dutch specialties include raw herring, smoked eel and pea soup, as well as a wide range of cheeses such as Edam and Gouda.
Health & Wellbeing
Europe's most comprehensive social system includes education, health, employment and social assistance.
Economy & Jobs
Foreign trade, manufacturing, construction and services.
Main attraction
Amsterdam, the Hoge Veluwe National Park, the city of Maastricht and the Randstad region.
Business
The Netherlands has a developed economy and has played a special role in the European economy for many centuries. Shipping, fishing, trade and banking have been leading sectors of the Dutch economy since the 16th century. The Netherlands is among the top 10 export countries in the world. Food is the largest industrial sector. Other important industries are chemical, metallurgical, machinery, electrical appliances and tourism. Examples include Unilever, Heineken, financial services (ING), chemicals (DSM), petroleum refineries (Shell), electronic machines (Philips, ASML) and car navigation TomTom.
The Netherlands has the 17th largest economy in the world and ranks 10th in GDP (nominal) per capita. Between 1997 and 2000, annual economic growth (GDP) averaged almost 4%, well above the European average. Growth slowed significantly from 2001 to 2005 as the global economy slowed, but accelerated to 4.1% in the third quarter of 2007. In May 2013 inflation was 2.8% per year. In April 2013, the unemployment rate was 8.2% of the labor force.
Official Name:Hellenic RepublicCapital:AthensTotal area:131 957 km2GDP per capita:$24,505Native Language:GreekGovernment:Unitary parliamentary constitutional republicPopulation:10,815,197Major Religion:Greek Orthodox Church ChristianityMonetary Unit:Euro (EUR)Greece is near the crossroads of Europe and Asia and forms the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe.
Its territory includes more than 2,000 islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, of which only about 165 are inhabited.
Mount Olympus is the highest point in the country.Greece is one of the cradles of European civilization, whose ancient scholars made great strides in philosophy, medicine, mathematics and astronomy.
Greece's historical and cultural heritage continues to resonate throughout the modern world - in literature, art, philosophy and politics.Modern Greece has a republican structure based on the 1975 Constitution.
The 300 members of the unicameral parliament are elected for a period of four years.
The main industries are agriculture, tourism, construction and shipping.The most famous contemporary Greeks include the filmmaker Kostas Gavras, the Nobel Prize winner Odysseus Elitis and the composer Mikis Theodorakis.Greek cuisine is based on goat meat and mutton.
Europe is one of the matured markets in terms of the adoption of self-servicing technology, such as vending machines.
Vending machines are automatic machines that dispense different products when payment mode is inserted in the machine.
The growing demand for cashless systems and connected devices among the younger generation across various European countries have surged the numbers of vending machine in this region.
According to Renub Research; Europe Vending Machine Market will be more than US$ 25 Billion by the year 2025.
Request a free sample copy of the report: https://www.renub.com/request-sample-page.php?gturl=europe-vending-machine-market-p.php The factors that are driving this market are healthy economic condition, increasing purchase of healthy foods, rise of cashless payments.
Besides, vending machine technology continues to offer the latest technologies like ID card identification, Face recognition to check buying customer’s history.
RailTech Europe is an event that displays innovative technologies discovered in railway industry representing the future rail generation.
The show is a three-day event welcoming start-ups, and high-level industrial experts.
RailTech Europe 2022 Netherlands trade fair will be showcasing rail technologies, machineries, systems, equipment, and services.
EU MDR (The European Union Medical Device Regulation) is a regulatory framework applies to all medical device manufacturers and distributors intended to improve the safety of healthcare and the performance of medical devices in Europe.
