Netherlands Country Info - Europe

Description and Basic Information

Netherlands with its capital Amsterdam is located in Europe (Western Europe, bordering the North Sea). It covers some 41,527 square kilometres (slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey) with 16,645,000 citizens. Dutch and Frisian are the the languages spoken by people in Netherlands. It is charing borders with Germany and Belgium.

Netherlands is a Benelux country, bordering Germany to the east and Belgium to the south. For many foreigners, nothing captures the idea of the Netherlands more vividly than windmills, wooden shoes, tulips, and remarkably flat lands. Wandering through the magnificent city of Amsterdam, with its lovely canals and hundreds of 17th century monuments, is a delightful experience. For most people, a visit to The Netherlands would not be complete without a good day in its bustling capital. Nevertheless, it is only one of many towns in the country that offers a beautiful, historic centre.

Pictures from Capital (Amsterdam)

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About Netherlands

The topography features mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders) with some hills in southeast. The average density of population is about 400 per km². The climate in Netherlands can be described as temperate with marine, cool summers and mild winters. Potential natural disasters are flooding.

To reach someone in Netherlands dial +31 prior to a number. There are 7,320,000 installed telephones. And there are 21,182,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 MHz and 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".nl". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz. The following list are the 12 regions/states in Netherlands we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Dutch population grew at a rate of 0.39% (or by 65,454 citizens). With 147,356 deaths and 172,866 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.15%. 39,944 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Netherlands: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.