Netherlands is a constituent country located in Western Europe and with territories in the Caribbean. It is bordered by Belgium and Germany. The Netherlands is mostly low lying, located at the mouths of 3 major European rivers (Rhine, Meuse and Schelde). The Netherlands has a mixed economics system which includes a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. Netherlands may be a small country in size, but certainly not in impact. The Netherlands is famed for its liberal social policy’s, maritime trading traditions, battles to hold back the sea, robust multiculturalism and leading technological communications, making Dutch life style a mosaic of cultural intrigue. Amsterdam, the capital city, is situated in the province of north Holland.