Amsterdam
/ˌæmstəˈdæm/- the capital and largest city of the Netherlands; pop. 747,093 (2008). It is built on some ninety islands separated by canals. Although Amsterdam is the capital, the country's seat of government and administrative centre is at The Hague.阿姆斯特丹（荷兰最大城市和首都, 2008年人口747,093, 建在由运河隔开的约90座岛屿上; 尽管阿姆斯特丹是首都, 但政府和行政中心在海牙）。