The Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe. A founding member of the European Union, the country is bordered by Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the north-west.
The Netherlands are occasionally mentioned in the Grand Theft Auto series, usually through mentions of Amsterdam or the history of Liberty City.
References in the Grand Theft Auto Series[]
3D Universe[]
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- In the mission Overdose of Trouble, Maria mentions she has been getting some new pills from Holland.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- There is a chain of coffee shops in Vice City called Old Amsterdam Coffee Shop.
- The clothing shop T&A Men is based on the Dutch international clothing brand C&A.
HD Universe[]
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- New Rotterdam was a Dutch colonial town which became the present-day Liberty City.
- The Rotterdam Tower and Rotterdam Hill neighbourhood are named after the Dutch port city of the same name.
- There is a street in Algonquin called Amsterdam Lane.
- The Liberty City district of North Holland is named after the Dutch region of the same name.
- Bas Rutten, the co-host of The Men's Room, is from the Dutch city of Tilburg.
- Philips Van Der Philip, is a Dutch aesthetic minimalist from the Netherlands.
- Some female pedestrians appear to be Dutch tourists/expats, and use Dutch, such as saying "Ga weg!" ("Go Away!"), "Nee, nee, niet vechten!" ("No, no, don't fight!"), or claiming that their car is a rental and that being carjacked is a "hate crime".
- The Netherlands is one of the countries mentioned on the American Travel Guide website.
Grand Theft Auto V/Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- Amsterdam is mentioned in the description of Show Me the Monet.
- Sophia Bowles-Carmichael mentions Holland's liberal atmosphere during Blaine County Radio Community Hour.
- Gavin Van Der Loop is a lawyer from the Netherlands.
- Vysser is a Dutch automotive manufacturer based on Spyker, being behind the Neo added in The Diamond Casino & Resort update for Grand Theft Auto Online.
- The Dutch flag can be added to the Kosatka.
- The Dutch flag can be added to the Galaxy Super Yacht.
- The player can purchase a chute bag with the Dutch flag in Ammu-Nation.
- The Kraken Avisa is based on the U-Boat Worx NEMO.
- During the Cayo Perico Heist, Pavel tells the player they will need "some Dutch courage" on the way out (only if the player has been detected).
- After the player brings Solomun to their nightclub, Lazlow Jones says how he met him in Ibiza, which he mistakenly thought was in the Netherlands.
