Netherlands
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Motto: | |
Anthem: Wilhelmus (Dutch) ("William of Nassau") |
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Sovereign state | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Before independence | Spanish Netherlands |
Act of Abjuration | 26 July 1581 |
Peace of Münster | 30 January 1648 |
United Kingdom of the Netherlands | 16 March 1815 |
Liberation Day | 5 May 1945 |
Kingdom Charter | 15 December 1954 |
Caribbean reorganisation | 10 October 2010 |
Capital
and largest city
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Amsterdam[b] 52°22′N 4°53′E / 52.367°N 4.883°E / 52.367; 4.883 |
Government seat | The Hague[b] |
Official languages | Dutch |
Recognised languages
|
|
Ethnic groups
(2022)
|
|
Religion
(2023)
[4]
|
|
Demonym(s) | Dutch |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Willem-Alexander |
Dick Schoof | |
Legislature | States General |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
European Parliament | |
31 seats | |
Area | |
• Total
|
41,865[5][e] km2 (16,164 sq mi) (134th) |
• Water (%)
|
18.41[6] |
Highest elevation | 887 m (2,910 ft) |
Population | |
• 12 November 2024 estimate
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18,214,500[7] (69th) |
• 2011 census
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16,655,799[8] |
• Density
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520/km2 (1,346.8/sq mi) (33rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$1.460 trillion[9] (28th) |
• Per capita
|
$81,494[9] (11th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$1.218 trillion[9] (17th) |
• Per capita
|
$67,984[9] (11th) |
Gini (2021) | 26.4[10] low |
HDI (2022) | 0.946[11] very high · 10th |
Currency | |
Time zone | [g] |
• Summer (
DST)
|
|
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +31, +599[h] |
Internet TLD | .nl, .bq[i] |
Netherlands
|
|
---|---|
Motto: | |
Anthem: Wilhelmus (Dutch) ("William of Nassau") |
|
Sovereign state | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Before independence | Spanish Netherlands |
Act of Abjuration | 26 July 1581 |
Peace of Münster | 30 January 1648 |
United Kingdom of the Netherlands | 16 March 1815 |
Liberation Day | 5 May 1945 |
Kingdom Charter | 15 December 1954 |
Caribbean reorganisation | 10 October 2010 |
Capital
and largest city
|
Amsterdam[b] 52°22′N 4°53′E / 52.367°N 4.883°E / 52.367; 4.883 |
Government seat | The Hague[b] |
Official languages | Dutch |
Recognised languages
|
|
Ethnic groups
(2022)
|
|
Religion
(2023)
[4]
|
|
Demonym(s) | Dutch |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Willem-Alexander |
Dick Schoof | |
Legislature | States General |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
European Parliament | |
31 seats | |
Area | |
• Total
|
41,865[5][e] km2 (16,164 sq mi) (134th) |
• Water (%)
|
18.41[6] |
Highest elevation | 887 m (2,910 ft) |
Population | |
• 12 November 2024 estimate
|
18,214,500[7] (69th) |
• 2011 census
|
16,655,799[8] |
• Density
|
520/km2 (1,346.8/sq mi) (33rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$1.460 trillion[9] (28th) |
• Per capita
|
$81,494[9] (11th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$1.218 trillion[9] (17th) |
• Per capita
|
$67,984[9] (11th) |
Gini (2021) | 26.4[10] low |
HDI (2022) | 0.946[11] very high · 10th |
Currency | |
Time zone | [g] |
• Summer (
DST)
|
|
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +31, +599[h] |
Internet TLD | .nl, .bq[i] |