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Also known as Holland, the Netherlands, Nederland

, 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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
country
Official name
Niederlande
Demonym
Ísiltíreach
Participant in
Renville Agreement
Contains
Saba
Capital
The Hague
Official language
Dutch Sign Language
Population
10026773
Area
37378
Body of water
Gooimeer
Head of government
Rob Jetten
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
Said to be same as
European Netherlands
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
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
individual tax rate
51.75
language used
Dutch
Gregorian calendar start date
1582-12-25
GS1 country code
870-879
Unicode character
🇳🇱
demographics of topic
demographics of the Netherlands
Democracy Index
9.00
poverty incidence
14.5
P11012
cheating
hashtag
Netherlands
inception
1795-01-19
Happy Planet Index score
54.9
suicide rate
9.3
P12749
Ghent
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
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
compulsory education (maximum age)
16
Commons category
Netherlands
mobile country code
204
total fertility rate
1.68
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Encyclopedic overview

53 sections
Contents
  • 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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