Netherlands is often called Holland . The Netherlands has had many well-known painters. One would instantly fall in love with the lifestyle, climate and excitement in Netherlands as a new location. The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade.

The different level of education in the Netherlands is characterized by division: education is oriented toward the needs and background of the pupil. Education is divided over schools for different age groups; some of these are in turn divided in streams for different educational levels. Schools are furthermore divided in public and special (religious) schools. The Programme for International Student Assessment, coordinated by the OECD, currently ranks the education in the Netherlands as the 9th best in the world, being significantly higher than the OECD average.