Netherlands

Netherlands

Netherlands

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Netherlands is a EU nation excelling in logistics, agriculture innovation, renewable energy leadership, advanced technology sectors, and strong social infrastructure.

Netherlands is a Country located in the Western Europe sub-region of the Europe continent, member of European Union.

Easy learning about Netherlands

The capital city of Netherlands is Amsterdam.

Word: Tulips

Meaning: spring blooms

Basic Information

Capital City: Amsterdam

Population: 18,092,524 (UN)

Area: 41,526 km² / 25,803 sq mi

People are called: Dutch, Dutchmen and Dutchwomen, Netherlanders

Type: Country

Administrative Divisions

12 provinces (provincies) and 3 public entities*

Bonaire

*
  1. Drenthe
  2. Flevoland
  3. Fryslan (Friesland)
  4. Gelderland
  5. Groningen
  6. Limburg
  7. Noord-Brabant (North Brabant)
  8. Noord-Holland (North Holland)
  9. Overijssel
Saba*
  • Sint Eustatius*

    1. Utrecht
    2. Zeeland (Zealand)
    3. Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
    The Netherlands is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands - the other three - Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, are all islands in the Caribbean - while all four parts are considered equal partners, in practice, most of the Kingdom's affairs are administered by the Netherlands, which makes up about 98% of the Kingdom's total land area and population. Although Bonaire
  • Saba
  • and Sint Eustatius are officially incorporated into the country of the Netherlands under the broad designation of public entities Dutch Government sources regularly apply to them the more descriptive term of special municipalities
  • Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are collectively referred to as the Caribbean Netherlands

    Geography

    Latitude: 52° 31' N

    Longitude: 5° 46' E

    Geographical Subregion: Western Europe

    Continental Region: Europe

    Borders

    Citizenship & Passport

    Passport Ranking: 4 (HP Index)

    Visa-Free Destinations: 188

    Climate

    temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters

    Global Indices

    EF EPI Position: 1 (EF EPI)

    EF EPI Score: 636 (EF EPI)

    EF EPI Proficiency: Very High Proficiency (EF EPI)

    Global Peace Index Rank: 18 (GPI)

    Global Peace Index Score: 1.527 (GPI)

    Economy

    GDP per Capita: $70,480 (IMF)

    Currency: Euro

    Currency Code: EUR

    Human Development

    HDI Rank: 8 (UNDP)

    HDI Value: 0.955

    Mean Years of Schooling: 12,7

    Expected Years of Schooling: 18,6

    Life Expectancy at Birth: 82,2 Years

    Religion

    Most Predominant: Catholic

    Second Most Predominant: Protestant includes Dutch Reformed, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, Calvinist

    LGBTI Rights

    Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)

    Legal Mechanism: Legislative

    International Memberships

    European Union - since 1958

    Euro - since 1999

    Schengen - since 1995

    NATO - since 1949

    Technical Information

    TLD: .nl

    Calling Code: +31

    MapGeo Name: Netherlands

    MapGeo Code: NL

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