Netherlands

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PROFILE
  • Area: 41,543 sq. km (16,040 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 17,016,967 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 0.4% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 81.3 years (2016)
  • Languages: Dutch (official)
  • Religions: Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant 19% (includes Dutch Reformed 9%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, 7%, Calvinist 3%), Muslim 5%, other 6%, none 42%
  • Formal name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Alternate names: Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, Nederland, Nederlanden, Niederlande
  • Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy; part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Leaders: chief of state: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER; head of government: Prime Minister Mark RUTTE
  • Capital: Amsterdam; note: The Hague is the seat of government
  • Administrative divisions: 12 provinces
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $49,200 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
  • Imports: machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing
  • Currency: euro (EUR)