What is the proper syntax of the following JSON string

I need to extract data from MSACCES database in JSON object…
So I’m not quite sure about the right JSON string syntax.
Which one is correct:

{
  "Continent": {
    "Europe": {
      "Countries": 
        {
          "The Netherlands": {
            "Cities": [
              "Rotterdam",
              "Hag",
              "Amsterdam"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "Germany": {
            "Cities": [
              "Bon",
              "Berlin"
            ]
          }
        }
    }
  }
}

or this one:

{
  "Continent": {
    "Europe": {
      "Countries": [
        {
          "The Netherlands": {
            "Cities": [
              "Rotterdam",
              "Hag",
              "Amsterdam"
            ]
          }
        },
        {
          "Germany": {
            "Cities": [
              "Bon",
              "Berlin"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

I wonder between {"Countries":[{"The Net… or {"Countries":{"The Net..

>Solution :

Since you are having an array of Country[], I would advice you to rename your Country key by Countries:

Countries: [{}, {}]