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Netherlands - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
16,570,613 (July 2007 est.)total population: 79.11 years
male: 76.52 years
female: 81.82 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Dutch 83%, other 17% (of which 9% are non-Western origin mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese, and Indonesians) (1999 est.)Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed 13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%, none 41% (2002)
LanguagesLiteracy
Dutch (official), Frisian (official)definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
constitutional monarchy Amsterdam
IndependanceNational day
23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980)
ConstitutionLegal system
adopted 1815; amended many times, most recently in 2002civil law system incorporating French penal theory; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$612.7 billion (2006 est.)2.9% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$31,700 (2006 est.)5.5% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
10.5% (1999)1.4% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$413.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$373.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$10.24 billion (August 2006 est.)euro (EUR)
Military expenditures
1.6% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany 41,526 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
temperate; marine; cool summers and mild wintersnatural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
15.834 million (2005).nl
Internet hostsInternet users
8.363 million (2006)10.806 million (2004)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
27 (2006)2,808 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
134,000 km (includes 3,270 km of expressways) (2004)condensate 81 km; gas 7,229 km; oil 578 km; refined products 716 km (2006)