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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Contents 1 Parent topics 2 Subtopics 2.1 Geography 2.2 History 2.3 People

Parent topics

• Europe [r]: Sixth largest continent; area 10,000,000 km²; pop. 720,000,000 [e]
• European Union [r]: Hybrid intergovernmental and supranational organization, which consists of 27 European states. [e]

Subtopics

Geography

• Holland [r]: The western part of the Netherlands bordering the North Sea, divided into the provinces Noord Holland and Zuid Holland. [e]
• Amsterdam [r]: The capital city of the Netherlands; 2007 population 743,100. [e]

History

• Netherlands, history [r]: Overview of the history of the Netherlands. [e]

People

• M. C. Escher [r]: (1898 - 1972) Dutch graphic artist. [e]
• Jacques Goudstikker [r]: (1897 - 1940) Jewish Dutch art dealer. [e]
• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek [r]: (1632 - 1723) Dutch scientist who discovered single-celled organisms. [e]
• Johannes Diderik van der Waals [r]: (1837 – 1923) Dutch scientist, proposed the van der Waals equation of state for gases. [e]