Netherlands

The Netherlands

Nederland (Dutch)

Kingdom of the Netherlands – Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Dutch): consists of 4 constituent countries: the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten

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Country in Western Europe and partly in the Caribbean (3 special municipalities: the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba); founding member of the European Union
Capital: Amsterdam
Government seat: The Hague
Largest cities: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht
Borders: Germany, Belgium
Seas: North Sea
Climate: mild maritime climate, with moderately warm summers and cool winters and typically high humidity; Caribbean Netherlands: tropical climate
Official language: Dutch; co-official: English (in Saba and Sint Eustatius), Papiamentu (in Bonaire), West Frisian (in the Friesland province)
Religion: 50.7% non-religious, 23.6% Roman Catholic, 14.9% Reformed or Lutheran, 5.1% Islam, 5.6% other
Government: unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
King’s Day: 27 April (the birthday of King Willem-Alexander)
Area: 41,865 km² (water: 19.26%)
Population: 17,418,808; density: 521/km²
Currency: Euro (EUR), in Caribbean Netherlands: US dollar (USD)
Time zone: UTC+1 (CET), summer (DST): UTC+2 (CEST) – European Netherlands
Calling code: +31, +599 (Netherlands Antilles)
ISO 3166 code: NL
Internet TLD: .nl / .eu / .bq
Driving side: right
Electricity: 230V supply voltage and 50Hz, plug types: C and F