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Info about Netherlands
The Netherlands, on the coast of the North Sea, is twice the size of New Jersey. Part of the great plain of north and west Europe, the Netherlands has maximum dimensions of 190 by 160 mi (360 by 257 km) and is low and flat except in Limburg in the southeast, where some hills rise up to 322 m (1056 ft). About half the country's area is below sea level, making the famous Dutch dikes a requisite for the use of much of the land. Reclamation of land from the sea through dikes has continued through recent times. All drainage reaches the North Sea, and the principal rivers—Rhine, Maas (Meuse), and Schelde—have their sources outside the country.
Capital
Amsterdam
- 1 145 000 people
all city from Netherlands
Country lead by
Sovereign: Queen Beatrix (1980)
Prime Minister: Jan Peter Balkenende (2002)
Population
16,491,461 (growth rate: 0.5%); birth rate: 10.9/1000; infant mortality rate: 5.0/1000; life expectancy: 79.0; density per sq mi: 1,259
Land Area
13,082 sq mi (33,883 sq km); total area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km)
Monetary unit
Euro (formerly guilder)
Language
Dutch, Frisian (both official)
Ethnicity
Dutch 83%, other 17% (9% of non-Western origin, mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese, and Indonesians) (1999 est.)
Religion
Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Islam 6%, none 41% (2002)
Transportation
Railways: total: 2,808 km (2002). Highways: total: 116,500 km; paved: 104,850 km (including 2,235 km of expressways); unpaved: 11,650 km (1999). Waterways: 5,046 km, of which 47% is usable by craft of 1,000 metric ton capacity or larger. Ports and harbors: Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven, Groningen, Haarlem, Ijmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht, Vlissingen. Airports: 28 (2002).
Internet tld
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