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title: "Which was the first European nation which broke through the Portuguese monopoly in the east?"  
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# Which was the first European nation which broke through the Portuguese monopoly in the east?

Which was the first [European](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42781/how-did-european-attempts-to-dominate-the-americas-shape-relations-between-native-americans-europeans) nation which broke through the Portuguese [monopoly](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3069/us-news-chain-gannett-sues-google-alleges-online-ad-monopoly) in the east?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya

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**First European nation** to break through the **Portuguese monopoly** in the **east** is **The Netherlands**. Through the **Eighty Years’ War** from the **Spanish Empire**, the **Dutch (The Netherlands)** got independence on **26th July 1581**.

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**The Netherlands** referred to as **The Dutch** are a **European** country. Also known as **Holland** the country is located in **Western Europe**. The Netherlands shares its international borders with **Germany** to the **east** and **Belgium** to the **south**. The country shares its maritime borders with the **North Sea** to the **northwest**. The Netherlands together with the three island territories in the **Caribbean (Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire)** forms a constituent country of the **Kingdom of Netherlands**. The capital of Holland is **Amsterdam**. Amsterdam together with **Utrecht (forming the Randstad megapolis), Eindhoven (leading the Brabantse Stedenrij), Rotterdam** and **The Hague** are the five **largest** cities of the country. The world’s largest port is the **Port of Rotterdam** which is also the largest port in Europe.

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The **five international courts** of the world are located in the Netherlands. The Permanent Court of Arbitration is located at **The Hague**; the **International Criminal Tribunal** for the **Former Yugoslavia** is also located at The Hague, the location of **International Criminal Court** and the **International Court of Justice** is also at The Hague. The **Special Tribunal for Lebanon** is located at **Leidschendam**, Netherlands.

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The **Government of Netherlands** is formed by the **Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy**. **Willem-Alexander** is the Monarch of the Netherlands. The **Prime Minister** of the country is **Mark Rutte**. The **Deputy Prime Ministers** of Holland are **Hugo de Jonge, Kajsa Ollongren** and **Carola Schouten**. **Piet Hein Donner** is the **Vice President** of the **Council of State**. The total population of the country is **17,249,632** and The Netherlands covers a total area of **41,543 sq km (16,040 sq mi)**. **Dutch** is the official language of the country.

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(flag of The Netherlands)


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