Netherlands
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, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces and three overseas special municipalities. European Netherlands has land borders with Germany to the east and with Belgium to the south, and a coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium in the North Sea. The official language is Dutch, with West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province
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The Netherlands is a country that shares borders with Germany, Belgium, and Nazi Germany. Its executive body is the Government of the Netherlands, and its highest judicial authority is the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. The nation is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation, NATO, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the Council of Europe. It owns artworks including The Milkmaid, Girl with a Pearl Earring, and Het Loo Palace.
The country’s anthem is the Wilhelmus. Its area is 41543, with water comprising 18.7 percent of that total. The highest points are Mount Scenery and Vaalserberg. The mains voltage is 230, and the top-level Internet domain is .nl. The unemployment rate is 7, and the VAT rate is 21. Compulsory education begins at age 5, while the marriageable age and age of majority are both 18.
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Key facts
- Political division.name
- Netherlands
- Political division.settlement_type
- Constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Political division.image_flag
- Flag of the Netherlands.svg
- Political division.flag_size
- 125
- Political division.flag_link
- Flag of the Netherlands
- Political division.image_seal
- State coat of arms of the Netherlands.svg
- Political division.seal_size
- 95
- Political division.seal_type
- Coat of arms
- Political division.seal_link
- Coat of arms of the Netherlands
- Political division.motto
- ("I will maintain")
- Political division.anthem
- ("William")
- Political division.subdivision_type
- Sovereign state
- Political division.subdivision_name
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Political division.established_title
- Before independence
- Political division.established_date
- Spanish Netherlands
- Political division.established_title2
- Act of Abjuration
- Political division.established_date2
- 26 July 1581
- Political division.established_title3
- Peace of Münster
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Research
3,076,643 papers- Centralization of pediatric surgical care in the Netherlands: Lessons learned.ReviewJournal of pediatric surgery · 2022Wijnen MH, Hulscher JBDOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.10.023
- The Netherlands: status of cancer pain and palliative care.ReviewJournal of pain and symptom management · 1996Zylicz ZDOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(96)00083-8
- [Loneliness in the Netherlands: an underestimated problem].Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde · 2022Van Tilburg T
- Hitting the right target: Diagnosing undiagnosed HIV patients in the Netherlands.The Netherlands journal of medicine · 2017Prins HAB, Rokx C
- Gambling and problem gambling in The Netherlands.ReviewAddiction (Abingdon, England) · 2014Goudriaan AEDOI: 10.1111/add.12213
- The relation between cultural values, euthanasia, and spiritual care in the Netherlands.ReviewPolish archives of internal medicine · 2017Leget CDOI: 10.20452/pamw.3979
- [Childhood melanoma in the Netherlands].ReviewNederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde · 2015van Santen S, Thissen MR, Kukutsch NA
- [West Nile virus unexpectedly in the Netherlands].Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde · 2022Braks MAH, Duijster JW, Stroo CAJ
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- country
- Official name
- Niederlande
- Demonym
- Ísiltíreach
- Participant in
- Renville Agreement
- Country
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Located in
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Contains
- Saba
- Continent
- Central America
- Capital
- The Hague
- Official language
- Dutch Sign Language
- Currency
- United States dollar
- Population
- 10026773
- Area
- 37378
- Body of water
- Gooimeer
- Head of government
- Rob Jetten
- Head of state
- William I of the Netherlands
- Form of government
- parliamentary monarchy
- Legislature
- States General
- Anthem
- Wilhelmus
- Shares border with
- Nazi Germany
- Highest point
- Vaalserberg
- Image
- Karakteristieke boerderij, Aldlansdyk in Cornjum 02.jpg
- Life expectancy
- 82
- Nominal GDP
- 991114635529
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- Unemployment rate
- 3.8
- Calling code
- +599
- Licence plate code
- NL
- Electrical plug type
- Europlug
- Mains voltage
- 230
- Motto
- Je maintiendrai
- Coat of arms
- coat of arms of the Netherlands
- Said to be same as
- European Netherlands
- member of
- European Union
- compulsory education (minimum age)
- 5
- marriageable age
- 18
- topic's main category
- Category:Netherlands
- category for people buried here
- Category:Burials in the Netherlands
- age of majority
- 18
- category for films shot at this location
- Category:Films shot in the Netherlands
- executive body
- Government of the Netherlands
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in the Netherlands
- highest judicial authority
- Supreme Court of the Netherlands
- top-level Internet domain
- .nl
- VAT rate
- 6
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in the Netherlands
- water as percent of area
- 18.7
- speed limit
- 80
- driving side
- right
- lowest point
- Zuidplaspolder
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- individual tax rate
- 51.75
- geography of topic
- Geography of the Netherlands
- language used
- Dutch
- WordLift URL
- data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/netherlands_2
- Gregorian calendar start date
- 1582-12-25
- GS1 country code
- 870-879
- described at URL
- www.publico.pt/2020/01/02/mundo/noticia/holanda-muda-nome-lugar-paises-baixos-1899020
- Unicode character
- 🇳🇱
- economy of topic
- economy of the Netherlands
- demographics of topic
- demographics of the Netherlands
- motto
- Je maintiendrai
- Democracy Index
- 9.00
- poverty incidence
- 14.5
- P11012
- cheating
- central bank
- De Nederlandsche Bank
- hashtag
- Netherlands
- inception
- 1795-01-19
- Happy Planet Index score
- 54.9
- suicide rate
- 9.3
- culture
- culture of the Netherlands
- P12749
- Ghent
- has cabinet
- Cabinet of the Netherlands
- number of out-of-school children
- 20000
- Gini coefficient
- 25.4
- native label
- Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
- retirement age
- 60.8
- Human Development Index
- 0.829
- birth rate
- 9.8
- male population
- 8797815
- death rate
- 9.6
- rural population
- 1259248
- female population
- 8903166
- urban population
- 16441734
- P8168
- Cyrilla racemiflora
- number of seats in assembly
- 31
- most populous urban area
- Amsterdam
- Lemmy instance URL
- feddit.nl
- located in/on physical feature
- Western Europe
- median income
- 38584
- topic's main Wikimedia portal
- Portal:Netherlands
- category of associated people
- Category:Dutch people
- emergency phone number
- 911
- office held by head of government
- Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- different from
- European Netherlands
- has characteristic
- free country
- diplomatic relation
- North Korea
- office held by head of state
- King of the Netherlands
- Commons gallery
- Nederland
- trunk prefix
- 0
- history of topic
- history of the Netherlands
- compulsory education (maximum age)
- 16
- Commons category
- Netherlands
- mobile country code
- 204
- total fertility rate
- 1.68
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Encyclopedic overview
53 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Netherlands and the Low Countries
- Holland
- Dutch
- History
- Prehistory (before 800 BC)
- Celts, Germanic tribes and Romans (800 BC–410 AD)
- Early Middle Ages (411–1000)
- High Middle Ages (1000–1384)
- Burgundian, Habsburg and Spanish Habsburg Netherlands (1384–1581)
- Dutch Republic (1581–1795)
- Batavian Republic and Kingdom (1795–1890)
- World wars and beyond (1890–present)
- Decolonisation
- Geography
- Geology
- Floods
- Delta Works
- Climate change
- Nature
- Caribbean islands
- Government and politics
- Political culture
- Administrative divisions
- Foreign relations
- Military
- Economy
- Energy
- Agriculture and natural resources
- Demographics
- Language
- Religion
- Education
- Healthcare
- Transport
- Road transport
- Public transport
- Cycling
- Water transport
- Air transport
- Culture
- Art, architecture and philosophy
- Dutch value system
- Music
- Film and television
- Sports
- Cuisine
- Cheeses
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- External links
Constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
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