Netherlands has around a quarter of its land below sea level, held back by dikes and pumps. Bicycles outnumber people across the country.
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Easy learning about Netherlands
The capital city of Netherlands is Amsterdam, capital city of Netherlands.
Word: Tulips
Meaning: spring blooms
Administrative Divisions
12 provinces (provincies) and 3 public entities* Utrecht Zeeland (Zealand) 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 BonaireSaba 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
*- Drenthe
- Flevoland
- Fryslan (Friesland)
- Gelderland
- Groningen
- Limburg
- Noord-Brabant (North Brabant)
- Noord-Holland (North Holland)
- Overijssel
Sint Eustatius*
Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are collectively referred to as the Caribbean Netherlands
Where in the world is Netherlands located?
Netherlands is a Country located in the Western Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
Basic Information
Capital City: Amsterdam, capital city of Netherlands
Population: 18,087,633 (UN)
Area: 41,526 km² / 25,803 sq mi
People from Netherlands are called: Dutch, Dutchmen and Dutchwomen, Netherlanders
Geography
Latitude: 52.422° N
Longitude: 5.611° E
Geographical Subregion: Western Europe
Continental Region: Europe
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: 17 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.566 (GPI)
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
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
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