Netherlands
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The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is pairt o the Kinrick o the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) alang wi the Aruba, Curaçao, an Sint Martin. It is locate in North-Wastren Europe an is laund mairched wi Germany an Belgium. It haes a coast line alang the German Ocean.
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Netherlands | |
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Location o the European Netherlands (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
Location o the Dutch special municipalities (green) | |
Caipital | Amsterdam[b] 52°22′N 4°53′E |
Lairgest ceety | capital |
Offeecial leids | |
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Recognised regional leids | Limburgish, Dutch Law Saxon[c] |
Ethnic groups (2015[1]) | |
Demonym(s) | Dutch |
Sovereign state | Kinrick o the Netherlands |
Govrenment | Unitary pairlamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
• Prime Meenister | Dick Schoof |
Legislatur | States General |
• Upper house | Senate |
• Lower house | Hoose o Representatives |
Unthirldom frae Spaingie Empire | |
• Proclaimed | 26 Julie 1581 |
• Recognised | 30 Januar 1648 |
• Kinrick established | 16 Mairch 1815 |
• Constituent kintra | 15 December 1954 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 41,543 km2 (16,040 sq mi) (134t) |
• Water (%) | 18.41 |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 17,000,059[2] (65th) |
• Density | 436.5/km2 (1,130.5/sq mi) (30t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $856.265 billion[3] (17th) |
• Per capita | $50,339 (15t) |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Tot | $762.521 billion[3] (17t) |
• Per capita | $44,828 (15t) |
Gini (2014) | 26.2[4] law · 9t |
HDI (2014) | 0.922[5] verra heich · 5t |
Currency | |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CET (UTC+1)[e] AST) |
UTC-4 (CEST (UTC+2) AST) | |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code |
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ISO 3166 code | NL |
Internet TLD | .nl, .bq[g] |
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