Netherlands

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LanguageDutch
Driving sideDrives on the right
Domain.nl
Camera gensGen 2–4Small Cam
Easily confused with:Belgium, Luxembourg, DenmarkQuizzes for this area:Netherlands State Quiz, Netherlands City Quiz

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Clues that work anywhere in this area

Signs★★★★★

Looking at a sign from the back or the side, the edge is painted too. It's a subtle clue but a very strong one — it narrows things down to almost certainly the Netherlands or Dutch Curaçao.

Examples1234567
Landscape★★★

The land is flat, with no high mountains — a quarter of the country sits below sea level, and even the highest point is only about 333m.

Watch outCompared to Luxembourg, this is flatter, has more waterways, houses tend to look redder overall, and there seem to be more dedicated bike paths.
See alsoHouse appearance > Netherlands
Road★★★

Dedicated bike paths ("fietspad") are laid out across the whole country, usually surfaced in brownish asphalt or red brick.

Examples123
Nieuwe Gouw, Amsterdam — the lane on the left is the bike path
Nieuwe Gouw, Amsterdam — the lane on the left is the bike path
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Commercial Facilities★

SPAR is a retailer headquartered in Amsterdam.

Watch outSPAR stores exist outside the Netherlands too.

Narrowing down the region2

Once you know the area: which part of it

Warehouses

Building★★★

A flat building with aluminium walls is often a warehouse. If you're seeing a lot of warehouses or containers, think canals near Amsterdam or Rotterdam.

Examples12SourcesMitsui O.S.K. Lines
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Where
GroningenDrentheOverijsselGelderlandLimburgZeelandNoord-BrabantZuid-HollandNoord-HollandFrieslandFlevolandUtrechtAmsterdamRotterdamAmsterdamRotterdam
MOL Logistics Netherlands
MOL Logistics Netherlands
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Other★★★

The Caribbean Dutch island of Curaçao can also come up.

See alsoCuraçao

Regions

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Groningen Drenthe Overijssel Gelderland Limburg Zeeland Noord-Brabant Zuid-Holland Noord-Holland Friesland Flevoland Utrecht

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Basics

General facts about this place
  • Roughly 26% of the country lies below sea level, a "lowland country" that has expanded its land through land reclamation and dikes[ref]

Companies

Companies with ties to this region. However, this does not necessarily mean they can be used on GeoGuessr.

Logos you may spot

  • of LyondellBasell 2023
  • asml
  • LyondellBasell

    Chemical manufacturer centred on polyethylene and polypropylene; the third-largest chemical producer in the United States.

    Official site (IR)

  • ASML

    One of the world’s largest semiconductor equipment makers alongside Applied Materials, dominating the high-resolution lithography market.

    Official site (IR)

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