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The Netherlands
Form of government |
Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy |
Head of state |
Queen Beatrix |
Administrative regions |
12 provinces; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland. |
Dependencies |
Aruba, Netherlands Antilles |
Currency |
Euro |
Location |
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany |
Capital |
Amsterdam |
Largest cities |
Amsterdam: 755.605 inhabitants |
Area |
Total: 41,526 square kilometres |
Land boundaries |
Total: 1,027 kilometres |
Coastline |
451 kilometres |
Climate |
Temperate; maritime; cool summers and mild winters |
Terrain |
Mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders) |
Elevation extremes |
Lowest point: Zuidvlaspolder - 7m below sea level |
Natural resources |
Natural gas; petroleum; peat; limestone; salt; sand and gravel; arable land |
Population |
16,577.612 (September 2010) |
Age structure |
0 - 20 years: 23.7 20 - 45 years: 25.3 65- 80 years : 11.4 80-years and over: 3.9 |
Population growth rate |
5,6 (91.825) (2009) |
Ethnic groups |
Dutch: 80%, other: 20% (of which 11% are non-Western origin; mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese and Indonesians (2008) |
Religions |
Roman Catholic: 28%, Protestant: 19%, Muslim: 6%, other: 4%, none: 43% (2007) |
Languages |
Dutch (official), Frisian (official) |
Economy |
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GDP |
656,170 billion US dollars (2009) |
GDP per capita |
Purchasing power parity: |
Economic growth |
1,3 % (2005-2009) |
Working population |
8,440 million (2009) |
Unemployed |
449.000 (5,7%) (July 2010) |
European economic growth (Euro area) |
0,8 % (2005-2009) |
Inflation rate |
1.6 (2005-2009) |
Inflation rate Euro zone |
2.0% (2005-2009) |
International trade |
Exports: 309,834 billion euros (2009) (goods) |
Export commodities |
Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs |
Import commodities |
Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing |
Export partners |
Germany 24,1%; Belgium 11%; France 8,9%; UK 8,5%; Italy 5,2%; US 4,5% (2009) |
Import partners |
Germany: 19,8%; Belgium: 9,9%; US: 8,5%; China: 7,6%; UK: 6,1%; France: 5% (2009) |
From: NL EVD International
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