Randstad

Also known as Deltametropool

The Randstad (; "Rim City" or "Edge City") is a roughly crescent- or arc-shaped conurbation in the Netherlands, that includes almost half the country's population. With a central-western location, it connects and comprises the Netherlands' four biggest cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht), their suburbs, and many towns in between, that all grew and merged into each other. Among other things, it includes the Port of Rotterdam (the world's busiest seaport outside Asia), the Port of Amsterdam (Europe's fourth-busiest seaport), and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Europe's fourth-busie

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The Randstad is a large curved urban area in the central-western Netherlands that brings together the country's four biggest cities—Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht—along with their suburbs and surrounding towns, and is home to nearly half of the Dutch population. It matters because it contains some of Europe's most important economic hubs, including the world's busiest seaport outside Asia and Europe's fourth-busiest airport.

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