Netherlands April 14, 2021 Alma , Amsterdam , Banane bleue , Brabant , digues , Europe , European Union , Frise , haulage , Holland , La Haye , Maastricht , maritime transport , Monarchie constitutionnelle , monarchy , Nederland , Netherlands , North Sea , polders , ports , Randstad , Randstat , Rotterdam , Spanish Netherlands , transport fluvial , Western Europe , Zealand Official name Kingdom of the Netherlands Name in local language Koninkrijk van Nederland (nl) Continent Europe Subcontinent European Union Population (ranking: 70e ) 17,483,925 inhabitants (2021) Population growth 0.33 % / year Area 41,543 km² Density 420.86 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 17e )907.051 billions $USD (2019) GDP/capita (ranking ) 52,331 $USD (2019) GDP growth 1.70 % / year (2019) Life expectancy (ranking ) 82.10 years (2019) Birth rate 9.80 ‰ (2019) Fertility rate 1.78 children / woman (2015) Death rate (ranking ) 8.80 ‰ (2019) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 3.60 ‰ (2019) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2021) Official languages Dutch Currency Euro (€ EUR) HDI (ranking: 14e )0.944 / 1 (2019) EPI (ranking )75.46 (2018) Government Semi-federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy Head of State King Willem-Alexander National Day 27 April (day of the king) ISO Codes NL, NLD Demonym Dutch Tourists (ranking ) 19,014,000 people (2018)
A flat country very open to the world The Netherlands is a western European state bordered by the North Sea, Belgium to the south and Germany to the east. It is a constitutional monarchy. The country is very open to the international. Its geographical position, in the heart of the European “Blue Banana”, makes it a central point, especially for the transport of goods. Rotterdam, even though it is no longer the world’s leading port because of the very strong growth of Chinese ports, remains the largest in all of Europe.
Amsterdam, capital city of the Netherlands. Photo: Swimmerguy269, Wikipedia Markthal, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Source: Most Beautiful Spots, Daria Scagliola, Stijn Brakkee Urban areas (2020) Urban areas Population Randstad 8,366,078 inhabitants Amsterdam 2,480,394 inhabitants Rotterdam–The Hague 2,392,289 inhabitants Brabant 2,145,390 inhabitants Eindhoven 784,369 inhabitants Arnhem–Nijmegen 736,107 inhabitants Utrecht 656,342 inhabitants Breda-Tilburg 553,706 inhabitants Groningen 539,486 inhabitants Maastricht 277,721 inhabitants Apeldoorn 213,899 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Provinces Population Area Drenthe 493,682 inhabitants 2,680 km² Flevoland 423,021 inhabitants 2,412 km² Friesland 649,957 inhabitants 5,749 km² Gelderland 2,085,952 inhabitants 5,137 km² Groningen 585,866 inhabitants 2,960 km² Limburg 1,117,201 inhabitants 2,209 km² North Brabant 2,562,955 inhabitants 5,082 km² North Holland 2,879,527 inhabitants 4,092 km² Overijssel 1,162,406 inhabitants 3,421 km² South Holland 3,708,696 inhabitants 3,419 km² Utrecht 1,354,834 inhabitants 1,449 km² Zeeland 383,488 inhabitants 2,934 km²
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