Introduction
Background:
The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815.In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom.The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I,but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II.A modern,industrialized nation,the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products.The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU),and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999
