Dutch (Civ5)

The Dutch people represent a civilization in Civilization V: Gods & Kings.
* Symbol: Lion with crown, sword, and arrows (similar to the design on the Dutch coat of arms)
* Musical Theme: In Naam Van Oranje (composed by Geoff Knorr)
* Music Set: European
* Architecture: European
* Spy Names: Joost, Hendrika, Marten, Anke, Guus, Mr. X, Dr Grijs, Willem, Thijs, Neef
* Preferred Religion: Christianity () or Protestantism ()
* Preferred Ideology: Freedom
== Strategy ==
The Dutch, introduced in the Gods & Kings expansion for Civilization V, are an interesting civilization. First, they have a unique ability to retain half the bonus of a luxury resource they control after they've traded their last copy of it. This ability is quite powerful, because a civilization rarely has more than one count of most luxuries (especially in the early-middle of the game). Trading away those single luxuries may get you valuable income when you need it, or allow you to get access to other luxuries, while still retaining sufficient . This allows for great flexibility for an entrepreneurial player.
Second, as a seafaring civilization, they have a great unique naval unit, the Sea Beggar. With two free Coastal Raider promotions and the ability to heal outside of friendly waters, it is substantially more powerful than the normal Privateer it replaces. With this unit, the Dutch may go on the offensive in the Renaissance and Industrial Eras, capturing enemy coastal cities and turning their own ships against them!
These qualities point towards developing the Dutch as a seafaring trading civilization, although the AI seems inclined to pursue for some reason.
Finally, they are the only civilization that can make use of the Marsh tiles, which is possible with their unique Polder. After researching Economics, Polders become even more useful, especially when built on Flood Plains.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Cities ==
== Trivia ==
* The Netherlands' unique ability is named after the world's very first multinational corporation.
== Gallery ==
File:The Netherlands Civ.jpg|The Netherlands
File:Netherlands map (Civ5).png|Map of Dutch Empire
== Related achievements ==
== See also ==
* Dutch in other games
es:Neerlandesa (V)
ru:Нидерланды (Civ5)
Category:Dutch