| The
Netherlands: |
Texas: |
| The Netherlands is
more commonly known as Holland. Its abbreviation is NL. |
Texas is also known
as "The Lone Star State".
Its abbreviations are TX or Tex. |
| Holland has been around since
the early 12th century! It was a part of the Roman Empire. The Kingdom of The Netherlands
was formed in 1815. |
Texas became the 28th state
in the U.S. on December 29, 1845. It has only been around for a few hundred years,
and began as part of Mexico. |
| The Netherlands is bordered on
the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany, and on the south
by Belgium. |
Texas borders Mexico on the southwest and the Gulf of Mexico on the Southeast. From left to right, it
also borders New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.".
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| Size: 41,526 sq
km (16,033 sq mi), but only 33,939 sq km (13,104 sq mi) is actual land surface!
So, 7,587 sq km of Holland is actually under water! |
Size: 692,244 sq km
(267,277 sq mi) -- Texas is SIXTEEN AND A HALF times larger than Holland!
|
| Population: 15,878,304.
(2000); The Netherlands has a population density of 382 people per sq km
(990 per sq mi). It's one of the most densely populated countries in the world!
|
Population:
20,044,141 (1999); Texas is the third most populated states in the USA, but only
has a population desity of 30 people per sq km (77 per sq mi). That's
352 people per sq km LESS than Holland. Wow!
|
| Capitol City:
Amsterdam; Population - 731,200 (2000) |
Capitol City:
Austin; Population - 552,434 (1998) |
| 40% of Holland is
below sea level |
Texas is 520 m (or
1,700 ft) above sea level. |
Highest Point:
Vaalserberg 1,053 ft; 321 m above sea level
|
Highest Point:
Guadalupe Peak,
at 2,667 m (8,749 ft) above sea level. |
| Lowest Point:
Prins Alexanderpolder 23 ft; 7 m below sea level; |
Lowest Point:
Right at sea level at the Gulf of Mexico |
| Holland has one of the
world's highest population densities yet maintains a high standard of
living. |
Texas is the 2nd
largest (geographical) state in the United States, and measures 790 miles by 660 miles. |
| Tidbits: 27% of
the land in the Netherlands has been reclaimed from the sea over the past
1000 years. |
Tidbits: The largest military base in the world,
Fort Hood, is located next to Killeen, in central Texas.
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