Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 851,373 within the city proper, 1,351,587 in the urban area, and 2,410,960 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, with a population of approximately 7million.

Amsterdam's name derives from "Amstelredamme", indicative of the city's origin around a dam in 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 centre for finance and diamonds. 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. Since the annexation of municipality Sloten in 1921 by the municipality of Amsterdam, the oldest historic part of the city lies in Sloten (9th century).

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. what is the name dervived from?
2. what happened in the 17th century?
3. what was it considered then?
4. what is it the capital of?
5. what ppart of the country can you find it?
6. in what province?
7. what is the population?
8. who is it mandated by?
9. what did it have innovated developments in?
10. What is the Hague?
11. Does Amsterdam have one?
12. what did it originate as?
13. when?
14. What is the population in the metro area?
15. when did the city expand?
16. by doing what?
17. What is on the UNESCO world heritage list?
18. what happened in 1921?
19. what area is in much of the northern part of Randstad?
20. What river is the area around?
1. "Amstelredamme"
2. the Dutch Golden Age
3. one of the most important ports in the world
4. the Kingdom of the Netherlands
5. in the west
6. North Holland
7. 851,373
8. the Netherlands
9. trade
10. the seat of the government
11. no
12. a small fishing village
13. the late 12th century
14. 2,410,960
15. In the 19th and 20th centuries.
16. building many new neighborhoods and suburbs
17. The canals and the Defence Line of Amsterdam
18. the municipality Sloten was annexed
19. The metropolitan area
20. Amstel