| Country |
Netherlands (also called Holland) |
| Capital city |
Amsterdam |
| Seat of government |
The Hague (Den Haag) |
| Number of provinces |
12 |
| Number of municipals |
431 |
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| Head of State |
Queen Beatrix |
| Prime minister |
Mark Rutte |
| Form of government |
Parliamentary democracy & constitutional monarchy |
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| Language |
Dutch |
| Currency |
Euro |
| Time Zone |
CET (UTC +1) |
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| Membership of |
European Union, NATO, OECD, WTO, UN |
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| People p/km2 |
399,5 |
| Population |
16,589,400 |
| Population growth rate |
0.5 % |
| Net migration rate |
2.46 % |
| Sex ratio |
0.98 male/female |
| Literacy |
1.6 % |
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| 0-14 years |
17.6 % |
| 15-64 years |
67.8 % |
| 65+ years |
14.6 % |
| Median age |
40.4 years |
| Life expectancy male |
78.0 years |
| Life expectancy female |
82.3 years |
| |
| Birth rate |
10.4 p/1000 population |
| Death rate |
8.6 p/1000 population |
| Infant mortality rate |
4.2 p/1000 live births |
| Total fertility rate |
1.8 children born per woman |
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| Roman Catholic |
27.0 % |
| Protestant |
16.6 % |
| Orthodox |
0.0 % |
| Muslim |
5.7 % |
| Hindu |
1.3 % |
| Jewish |
0.0 % |
| Other |
1.0 % |
| Unaffiliated |
48.4 % |
| |
| Adult prevalence rate |
0.2 % |
| People infected |
18,500 |
| Yearly aids deaths |
66 |
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| Internetaccess at home |
87 % |
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| Location |
Northwestern Europe |
| Seacoast |
523 km |
| Land borders |
Belgium to the south and Germany to the East |
| Total area |
41,526 sq km |
| Land area |
34,051 sq km |
| Water area |
7,475 sq km |
| National Parks |
3 % of total area |
| Main rivers |
Rhine (Rijn), Meuse (Maas), Waal |
| Biggest lake |
IJsselmeer |
| Number of Islands |
8 (including Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius) |
| Biggest island |
Texel |
| Highest point |
Mount Scenery (Saba island) +877 me |
| Lowest point |
Zuidplaspolder 6.7 m below sealevel |
| Landscape |
Very flat |
| Natural disasters |
1953 Flood |
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| Climate |
Moderate maritime seaclimate |
| January |
2,8 Celsius | 67 mm rain | 52 hours sunshine |
| February |
3,0 Celsius | 48 mm rain | 79 hours sunshine |
| March |
5,8 Celsius | 65 mm rain | 114 hours sunshine |
| April |
8,3 Celsius | 45 mm rain| 158 hours sunshine |
| May |
12,7 Celsius | 62 mm rain | 204 hours sunshine |
| June |
15,2 Celsius | 72 mm rain | 187 hours sunshine |
| July |
17,4 Celsius | 70 mm rain | 196 hours sunshine |
| August |
17,2 Celsius | 58 mm rain | 192 hours sunshine |
| September |
14,2 Celsius | 72 mm rain | 133 hours sunshine |
| October |
10,3 Celsius | 77 mm rain | 106 hours sunshine |
| November |
6,2 Celsius | 81 mm rain | 60 hours sunshine |
| December |
4,0 Celsius | 77 mm rain | 44 hours sunshine |
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| GDP |
$ 677.49 billions |
| GDP per head |
$ 40,558 |
| Annual growth |
0.3 % |
| Inflation |
0.4 % |
| Unemploymentrate |
4.0 % |
| Major industries |
Food-processing, financial services, chemicals, transport |
| Global companies |
Unilever, Heineken, ING, AKZO, DSM, Shell, Philips |
| Economic activities |
International trade, banking, transport |
| Natural resources |
excellent access to the hinterland, natural gas fields |
| Export |
$ 537 billions |
| Import |
$ 485 billions |
| Principal Export |
Machinery, chemicals, fuel, foodproducts |
| Principal Import |
Machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, fuel, cloths |
| Investments |
Direct investments (in foreign companies) |
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| Main airport |
Schiphol |
| Main seaport |
Rotterdam |
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| Labor force part. men |
59.5 % |
| Labor force part. women |
40.5 % |
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