Dutch fowk
TheDutch fowk(Dutch:Nederlanders(help·info)) are anethnic groupnative tae theNetherlands.[14]Thay share a common cultur an speak theDutch leid.Dutch fowk an thair stryndants are foond in migrant commonties warldwide, notably inSuriname,Chile,Brazil,Canadae,[15]Australie,[16]Sooth Africae,[17]New Zealand,an theUnitit 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 (thir fowk are criedallochtoonin 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 in1588). In the17t century,it wis no odd for instanceMuslimstae live inAmsterdam.Efter theSeicont Warld War,the Dutch hired mony wirkers fraeTurkeyanMoroccotae rebuilt the Netherlands. Mony o thir guest wirkers (gastarbeiders) stayed in the Netherlands. Therefore, The Netherlands hae a lairge Turkis an Moroccan commonty. Immigration frae especiallySurinameanIndonesielead tae the multi-cultural society o the present an aw. Recent events (lik the murther onTheo van Goghbi a radical Muslim) hae led tae negative views onallochtonenbi some Dutch fowk.
The Dutch society is famous for its leeberal views an aw. The Netherlands wur the first kintra tae legalisesame-sex marriage(the marriage ohomosexuals). The Netherlands hae a stranggay-richts muivement.Abortionaneuthanasieare legal in the Netherlands an aw. The Netherlands are the anerlie kintra in the warld whaurmarijuanais "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. Maist Dutch fowk live in ceeties, wi a ceety bein a place wi at least 25,000 fowk livin thare. 8.7 million Dutch live inagglomerations(urban auries which are connectit tae ilk 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 nor 25,000 fowk).
Travel
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The Netherlands are a kintra whaurbicyclesare uised very much. Amaist 30% o aw traivel is done bi bicycle in the Netherlands.[20]Bicycles are uised sae hintle that throuoot the Netherlands, hunders o bicycle pairkin lots (fietsenstallingen) are biggit. InAmsterdam,thare even is 3-story heich bicycle pairkin lot. Train is uised vera hintle (unlik in for instance theUS) an aw. The biggest railwey company (NS) haes 1.1 million travellers per day.[21]That's 7percento the entire Dutch population each day.
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑According to a 1990 study byStatistics Netherlandsthere were 472,600 Dutch Indonesians residing in the Netherlands. They are the descendants of both Dutchmen and native peoples ofIndonesia.
- ↑abNicholaas, Han; Sprangers, Arno."Dutch-born 2001, Figure 3 in DEMOS, 21, 4. Nederlanders over de grens".Nidi.knaw.nl. Archived fraethe original(PDF)on 11 Juin 2007.
- ↑Based on adding togetherAfrikanerandColouredpopulations.
- ↑"Dutch government website on Dutch-Brazilians".Archived fraethe originalon 5 December 2020.Retrieved6 Februar2013.
- ↑Nicholaas, Han; Sprangers, Arno."210,000 emigrants since World War II, after return migration there were 120,000 Netherlands-born residents in Canada in 2001. DEMOS, 21, 4. Nederlanders over de grens".Nidi.knaw.nl. Archived fraethe original(PDF)on 11 Juin 2007.
- ↑"Federal Statistics Office - Foreign population".Archived fraethe originalon 12 Februar 2012.Retrieved6 Februar2013.
- ↑20680-Ancestry (full classification list) by Sex - Australia "(Microsoft Excel download). 2006 Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved 2008-06-02Archived2013-09-07 at theWayback Machine.
- ↑Number of people with the Dutch nationality in Belgium as reported by Statistic NetherlandsArchived2017-07-06 at theWayback Machine(in Dutch)
- ↑"New Zealand government website on Dutch-Australians".Teara.govt.nz. 4 Mairch 2009.Retrieved10 September2012.
- ↑abcJoshua Project."Dutch Ethnic People in all Countries".Joshua Project.Retrieved7 August2012.
- ↑"CBS - One in eleven old age pensioners live abroad - Web magazine".Cbs.nl. 20 Februar 2007. Archived fraethe originalon 5 Februar 2012.Retrieved7 August2012.
- ↑http:// bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/22/publ.Document.88215.pdf
- ↑"Table 5 Persons with immigrant background by immigration category, country background and sex. 1 January 2009".Ssb.no. 1 Januar 2009. Archived fraethe originalon 15 November 2011.Retrieved7 August2012.
- ↑Autochtone population at 1 January 2006, Central Statistics Bureau,Integratiekaart 2006,(external link)Archived2016-01-19 at theWayback MachineThis includes the Frisians as well.
- ↑Based onStatistics Canada,Canada 2001 Census.LinkArchived2005-02-25 at theWayback Machineto Canadian statistics.
- ↑"2001CPAncestryDetailed (Final)"(PDF).Retrieved27 August2010.
- ↑Based on figures given by Professor JA Heese in his book Die Herkoms van die Afrikaner (The Origins of Afrikaners), who claims the modern Afrikaners (who total around 4.5 million) have 35% Dutch heritage.How 'Pure' was the Average Afrikaner?Archived2012-10-13 at theWayback Machine
- ↑According toFactfinder.census.govArchived2020-02-11 atArchive.today
- ↑CBS StatLine - Bevolking naar regio(in Dutch)
- ↑CBS StatLine - Mobiliteit per regio naar vervoerswijzen(in Dutch)
- ↑De NS in een oogopslagArchived2008-12-22 at theWayback Machine(in Dutch)