Kingdom of the Netherlands

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Capital

Amsterdam, The Hague

Population

17,100,715

Area

42,201 km2

Climate

Temperate

Government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Currency

United States dollar

Languages

Dutch, Frisian

Sells

refined petroleum, vaccines, machinery, crude petroleum

Sells to

Germany 16%, Belgium 15%, France 11%

Land borders

2: Belgium, Germany

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+31

Founded

1815

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Dutchofficial

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Frisianofficial

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

milk
sugar beets
potatoes
onions
pork
wheat

Largest cities

Rotterdam	868,135
Amsterdam capital	741,636
The Hague	474,292
Utrecht	376,435
Groningen	244,807

Wars and conflicts

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World War II1939–1945 Napoleonic Wars1803–1815 Thirty Years' War1618–1648 American Revolutionary War1775–1783 Second Boer War1899–1902 War in Afghanistan (2001-2021)2001–2021 Korean War1950–1953 Iraq War2003–2011 Kosovo War1998–1999 Indonesian National Revolution1945–1949

Form of government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy.

constitutional monarchy

Money, belief and alliances

Money

United States dollar Caribbean guilder Aruban florin

Belongs to

European Air Transport Command Netherlands-Indonesia Union United Nations International Energy Agency International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Australia Group Asian Development Bank Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Missile Technology Control Regime Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Strategic Airlift Capability Nuclear Suppliers Group Interpol

Climate and geography

temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters

Climate zone

Temperate

Highest point

Mount Scenery

Landmarks and landscapes

Kinderdijk windmills Keukenhof Amsterdam canals

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (2)

Belgium

Germany

In charge right now

William Alexander of the Netherlands Head of state

Rob Jetten Head of government

Figures from its history

William the Silent Leader of the revolt against Spain William the Silent or William the Taciturn, more commonly known in the Netherlands as William of Orange and in the Dutch national anthem as William of Nassau, was the leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' War...

Rembrandt Painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.

Anne Frank Diarist Annelies Marie Frank was a German-born Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim.

Vincent van Gogh Painter Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.