"The Netherlands" is located in the northwest of Europe, bordering Germany and Belgium.The Netherlands is a highly developed capitalist country, one of the founding countries of the European Union and NATO, and a member of international organizations such as the Schengen Convention, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization. Known for its seawalls, windmills, tulips, and tolerant society, the laws dealing with drugs, sex trafficking and abortion are the most liberalized in the world. The Netherlands is the world's first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia.