Dutch

Though the Dutch nation is commonly known to Americans as Holland, its proper name is actually Kingdom of the Netherlands. The kingdom is a federacy of three constituent countries: the Netherlands in Western Europe and the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the Caribbean. North Holland and South Holland are two of the 12 provinces in the western Netherlands.

Amsterdam was the first city in the world to have a stock exchange. It was established in 1602 by the Dutch East India Company.