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Sites to consult:
      · http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/UK/monarchy/monarchy.html. Scroll
        down to “Constitutional status”.
      · http://www.simplyamsterdam.nl/holidays_show.php3
      · www.europa.eu.int/index_en.htm Click on “The EU at a glance”
        and scroll down to the item beginning with “Initially, the EU
        consisted of…”
      · http://www.eurunion.org/states/home.htm
        http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/negotiations/index.htm
      · currency. http://www.euro.ecb.int/en/what/countries.html
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    1. Government:
         · Holland has a queen but also a Minister President. Which of
           these is responsible for legislation (wetgeving)?
    2. Public Holidays:
        · Besides Saturdays and Sundays, on which days are the banks
          closed for business?
    3. Holland, EU and the Euro.
        · When did Holland join the EU?
        · Ten new countries joined the EU in 2004. What is the full
          list of members now?
        · What is the currency of Holland?
        · Which EU countries did NOT join the Monetary Union?

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