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    Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It has a population of over 813,000 within city limits, over 1 million in the urban region, and nearly 2.3 million in the metropolitan area. Amsterdam originated as a small fishing village on the Amstel River in the 12th century and became a major port and center of finance and trade during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. It remains an important financial center today and is considered an alpha world city.

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    Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It has a population of over 813,000 within city limits, over 1 million in the urban region, and nearly 2.3 million in the metropolitan area. Amsterdam originated as a small fishing village on the Amstel River in the 12th century and became a major port and center of finance and trade during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. It remains an important financial center today and is considered an alpha world city.

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    Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It has a population of over 813,000 within city limits, over 1 million in the urban region, and nearly 2.3 million in the metropolitan area. Amsterdam originated as a small fishing village on the Amstel River in the 12th century and became a major port and center of finance and trade during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. It remains an important financial center today and is considered an alpha world city.

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    Amsterdam is the capital city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It has a population of over 813,000 within city limits, over 1 million in the urban region, and nearly 2.3 million in the metropolitan area. Amsterdam originated as a small fishing village on the Amstel River in the 12th century and became a major port and center of finance and trade during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century. It remains an important financial center today and is considered an alpha world city.

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    Amsterdam (English /mstrdm/; Dutch: [mstrdm] ( listen)) is the

    capital city of and most populous within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
    Its status as the Dutch capital is mandated by the Constitution of the
    Netherlands[7] though it is not the seat of the Dutch government, which is
    The Hague.[8] Amsterdam has a population of 813,562 within the city-
    proper, 1,112,165 in the urban region and 1,575,263 in the greater
    metropolitan area.[9] The city itself, contrary to the bureau of statistics in
    The Hague, calculates the number of inhabitants in the greater
    metropolitan area to be 2,332,773.[10] The city is located in the province
    of North Holland in the west of the country. It comprises much of the
    northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe,
    with a population of approximately 7 million.[11]
    Amsterdam's name derives from Amstelredamme,[12] indicative of the
    city's origin as a dam of the river Amstel. Originating as a small fishing
    village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became one of the most
    important ports in the world during the Dutch Golden Age (17th century),
    a result of its innovative developments in trade. During that time, the city
    was the leading center for finance and diamonds.[13] In the 19th and 20th
    centuries, the city expanded, and many new neighborhoods and suburbs
    were planned and built. The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the
    1920th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World
    Heritage List.
    As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial
    centres in Europe, Amsterdam is considered an alpha world city by the
    Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) study group. The city is also the
    cultural capital of the Netherlands.[14] Many large Dutch institutions have
    their headquarters there, and seven of the world's 500 largest
    companies, including Philips and ING, are based in the city.[15] In 2012,
    Amsterdam was ranked the second best city in which to live by the
    Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) [16] and 12th globally on quality of living
    by Mercer.[17] The city was previously ranked 3rd in innovation by
    2thinknow in the Innovation Cities Index 2009.[18]
    The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the
    world, is located in the city center. Amsterdam's main attractions,
    including its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum,
    Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, Anne Frank House,
    Amsterdam Museum, its red-light district, and its many cannabis coffee
    shops draw more than 3.66 million international visitors annually.

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