Netherlands: Facts & Stats

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Facts

Also Known As Koninkrijk der Nederlanden • Nederland • Holland • Kingdom of The Netherlands
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Dick Schoof
Capital Amsterdam
Population (2024 est.) 18,031,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.937 euro
Seat Of Government The Hague
Head Of State Monarch: King Willem-Alexander
Form Of Government constitutional monarchy with a parliament (States General) comprising two houses (Senate [75]; House of Representatives [150])
Official Languages Dutch, Frisian1
Official Religion none
Official Name Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Total Area (Sq Km) 36,337
Total Area (Sq Mi) 14,030
Monetary Unit euro (€)
Population Rank (2023) 66
Population Projection 2030 18,418,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 1,285.2
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 496.2
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 93.5% • Rural: (2024) 6.5%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 80.1 years • Female: (2022) 83.1 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: % • Female: %
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 1,084,790
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 60,670
1Frisian was adopted as the second national language on June 20, 2013.

Did You Know?

  • At 1.838 meters, the Dutch have the highest average height in the world.

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National anthem of the Netherlands

Topics

William I
William I
stadholder of United Provinces of The Netherlands
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius
Dutch statesman and scholar
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch statesman
The Great Condé, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1662
Louis II de Bourbon, 4 prince de Condé
French general and prince
Geert Wilders
Geert Wilders
Dutch politician
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Dutch politician
Silvio Berlusconi and Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Dutch politician
William I
William I
king of The Netherlands
Louis of Nassau, panel portrait by an unknown artist, 1574; in the Orange Nassau Museum, Delft, Neth.
Louis of Nassau
Dutch political leader
Abraham Kuyper
Abraham Kuyper
Dutch theologian and statesman
William II
William II
king of The Netherlands
Juliana, detail of an oil painting by W.G. Hofker, 1949.
Juliana
queen of The Netherlands
Willem Drees
prime minister of the Netherlands
Margaret of Austria
regent of The Netherlands [1480-1530]
Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga
Spanish governor of The Netherlands
Karel Doorman
Dutch admiral

Map showing the countries of Europe with national capitals and surrounding bodies of water, including the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.
Europe
continent
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam
national capital, Netherlands
The Hague
The Hague
national seat of government, Netherlands
Rotterdam: Erasmus Bridge
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Fort Oranje, Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Lesser Antilles.
Sint Eustatius
island and Dutch special municipality, West Indies
Utrecht
Utrecht
Netherlands
Netherlands Reformed Church, The
Gelderland
province, Netherlands
Haarlem: town hall
Haarlem
Netherlands
Rhine River; Leiden, Netherlands
Leiden
Netherlands
Haarlem: town hall
Noord-Holland
province, Netherlands
Groningen
Groningen
province, Netherlands
Maastricht: St. Servatius Bridge
Maastricht
Netherlands
Sas van Gent, Netherlands
Zeeland
province, Netherlands
Martinikerk (St. Martin's Church), Groningen, Neth.
Groningen
Netherlands
Rotterdam: Erasmus Bridge
Randstad
region, Netherlands

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