Dutch fowk

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Dutch fowk
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1st row: ErasmusWilliam o OrangeJohan van OldenbarneveltMaurice o NassauPiet Heyn
2nt row: GrotiusFrederick Henry o OrangeJan LeeghwaterRembrandtMichiel de Ruyter
3rd row: Johan de WittSpinozaChristiaan HuygensWilliam III o OrangeAntonie van Leeuwenhoek
4t row: Belle van ZuylenThorbeckeMultatuliVincent van GoghJohannes van der Waals
5th row: Hendrik LorentzAletta JacobsWilhelminaWillem DreesJohan Cruyff
Total population
17.2 million (Blue → Dutch-born)
(Green → Reported ancestry)
Regions wi signeeficant populations
Banner o Netherlands Netherlands 17,228,780
(Ethnic Dutch)
(Dutch Eurasies)
Banner o Sooth Africae Sooth Africae 7,000,000 [2] [3]
Banner o Unitit States USA 5,087,191 (Dutch ancestry) [2]
Banner o Brazil Brazil 4,434,021 [4]
Banner o Fraunce Fraunce 1,456,937
Banner o Canadae CAN 1,000,000[5]
Banner o Germany Germany 350.000 [6]
Banner o Australie Australie 320.000 [7]
Banner o Suriname Suriname est. 210,000
Banner o Unitit Kinrick Unitit Kinrick est. 200,000
Banner o Spain Spain est. 180,000
Banner o Belgium Belgium 120,970[8]
Banner o New Zealand New Zealand est. 100,000 [9]
Banner o Chile Chile est. 50,000
Banner o Denmark Denmark est. 30,000 [10]
Banner o Turkey Turkey est. 20,000 [11]
Banner o Swisserland Swisserland est. 20,000 [12]
Banner o Indonesie Indonesie 15,000 [10]
Banner o Norawa Norawa est. 13,000 [13]
Banner o Swaden Swaden est. 10,000 [10]
Banner o Portugal Portugal est. 9,000

Christianity (maistly Protestants wi Roman Catholic minority)

The Dutch fowk (Dutch: Aboot this soond Nederlanders ) are an ethnic group native tae the Netherlands.[14] They share a common cultur an speak the Dutch leid. Dutch fowk an their stryndants are foond in migrant commonties warldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canadae,[15] Australie,[16] Sooth Africae,[17] New Zealand, an the Unitit States.[18]

Society[eedit | eedit soorce]

The Dutch society in the present can be seen as a vera multi-cultural society. Aboot 20% o the entire Dutch population is no o Dutch oreegin (these people are cried allochtoon in Dutch). Even maist members o the Dutch Ryal faimily are allochtoon. This comes frae the fact that the Netherlands wur open tae ither naitionalities an ither releegions syne the Republic o the Netherlands (foondit in 1588). In the 17t century, it wis no odd for instance Muslims tae live in Amsterdam. Efter the Seicont Warld War, the Dutch hired mony wirkers frae Turkey an Morocco tae rebuilt the Netherlands. Mony o these guest wirkers (gastarbeiders) stayed in the Netherlands. Therefore, The Netherlands hae a lairge Turkis an Moroccan commonty. Immigration frae especially Suriname an Indonesie lead tae the multi-cultural society o the present an aw. Recent events (like the murther on Theo van Gogh bi a radical Muslim) hae led tae negative views on allochtonen bi some Dutch fowk.

The Dutch society is famous for its leeberal views an aw. The Netherlands wur the first kintra tae legalise same-sex marriage (the marriage o homosexuals). The Netherlands hae a strang gay-richts muivement. Abortion an euthanasie are legal in the Netherlands an aw. The Netherlands are the anerlie kintra in the warld whaur marijuana is "gedoogd" an aw. This means it is no legal but the laws against it are no actively enforcit.

The Netherlands are ane o the busiest kintras in the warld. Amaist 16.5 million fowk live in the little kintra. That's why no mony Dutch live in veelages. Moaist Dutch fowk live in ceeties, wi a ceety bein a place wi at least 25,000 fowk livin thare. 8.7 million Dutch live in agglomerations (urban auries which are connectit tae each ither, a sort o metropolitan aurie).[19] That's aboot 54% o aw the Dutch fowk. Aboot 15% o the Dutch fowk live in ceeties which are no in an agglomeration. The ither 30% live in veelages (places wi less than 25,000 fowk).

Travel[eedit | eedit soorce]

The 3-story heich bicycle lot in Amsterdam

The Netherlands are a kintra whaur bicycles are used very much. Amaist 30% o aw travel is done bi bicycle in the Netherlands.[20] Bicycles are uised so hintle that throuoot the Netherlands, hunders o bicycle pairkin lots (fietsenstallingen) are built. In Amsterdam, thare even is 3-story heich bicycle pairkin lot. Train is uised vera hintle (unlike in for instance the US) an aw. The biggest railwey company (NS) haes 1.1 million travellers per day.[21] That's 7 percent o the entire Dutch population each day.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  2. 2.0 2.1 Nicholaas, Han; Sprangers, Arno. "Dutch-born 2001, Figure 3 in DEMOS, 21, 4. Nederlanders over de grens" (PDF). Nidi.knaw.nl. [deid airtin]
  3. Based on adding together Afrikaner and Coloured populations.
  4. Dutch government website on Dutch-Brazilians[deid airtin]
  6. Federal Statistics Office - Foreign population[deid airtin]
  8. Number of people with the Dutch nationality in Belgium as reported by Statistic Netherlands (Dutch)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Joshua Project. "Dutch Ethnic People in all Countries". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2012-08-07. 
  15. Based on Statistics Canada, Canada 2001 Census.Link[deid airtin] to Canadian statistics.
  16. "2001CPAncestryDetailed (Final)" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
  18. According to Factfinder.census.gov
  19. CBS StatLine - Bevolking naar regio (Dutch)
  20. CBS StatLine - Mobiliteit per regio naar vervoerswijzen (Dutch)
  21. De NS in een oogopslag (Dutch)