Bordering the North Sea in the heart of Europe is a storied nation that has affected the world. From the first people that arrived in the glacial period to the Romans and all the way to the modern age this nation has been a part of history through all of it. This was once the most powerful naval empire in the world. This country has touched the far reaches of Indonesia and the tropics of the Caribbean. However, this nation saw some of the worst moments of the Holocaust and WW2. Since then this nation has flourished into one of the richest and most stable places to live in the world. This is the Netherlands.