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This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 21 April 2025.

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

Easy learning about Netherlands

Netherlands is located in Western Europe
Europe Continent
Member of European Union since 1958
Euro since 1999
Schengen since 1995
NATO since 1949
Netherlands population 18 092 524 inhabitants
(2023 UN data)
Netherlands Area 41 526 Km2
( 25 803 sq mi)
Latitude & Longitude 52° 31' N, 5° 46' E
Netherlands Capital cityAmsterdam
Neighbouring countriesGermany, Belgium.
Netherlands Climatetemperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Most predominant religionRoman Catholic,
Second most predominant religionProtestant (includes Dutch Reformed, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, Calvinist),
Currency name & code Euro (EUR)
Internet ccTLD.nl
Netherlands calling code31
Netherlands administrative divisions
  • 12 provinces,
  • 3 public entities* ichaam (Dutch);
  • entidatnan publiko,
  • singular - entidat publiko (Papiamento));
  • Bonaire*,
  • Drenthe,
  • Flevoland,
  • Fryslan (Friesland),
  • Gelderland,
  • Groningen,
  • Limburg,
  • Noord-Brabant (North Brabant),
  • Noord-Holland (North Holland),
  • Overijssel,
  • Saba*,
  • Sint Eustatius*,
  • Utrecht,
  • Zeeland (Zealand),
  • Zuid-Holland (South Holland),
  • note 1: 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,
  • note 2: 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

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