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General Statistics on the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Government, geography and demography
| Form of government |
Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy |
| Head of state |
Queen Beatrix |
| Administrative regions |
12 provinces: Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland |
| Dependencies |
Aruba, Netherlands Antilles |
| Currency |
Euro |
| Location |
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany |
| Capital |
Amsterdam |
| Largest cities |
Amsterdam: 743,393 inhabitants |
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Rotterdam: 599,859 inhabitants |
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The Hague: 472,087 inhabitants |
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Utrecht: 281 011 inhabitants |
| Area |
Total: 41,526 square kilometres |
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Land: 33,883 square kilometres |
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Water: 7,643 square kilometres |
| Land boundaries |
Total: 1,027 kilometres |
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Belgium: 450 kilometres, Germany: 577 kilometres |
| Coastline |
451 kilometres |
| Climate |
Temperate; maritime; cool summers and mild winters |
| Terrain |
Mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders) |
| Elevation extremes |
Lowest point: Zuidvlaspolder - 7 m below sea level |
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Highest point: Vaalserberg - 322 m above sea level |
| Natural resources |
Natural gas; petroleum; peat; limestone; salt; sand and gravel; arable land |
| Population |
16,410,046 (March 2008) |
| Age structure |
0 - 20 years: 24.2% |
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20 - 45 years: 34.4% |
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45 - 65 years: 26.9% |
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65 - 80 years: 10.8% |
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80-years and older: 3.7% |
| Population growth rate |
0.28% (46,000 people) (2007) |
| Migration balance (immigration minus emigration) |
Minus 32,000 (2006) |
| Ethnic groups |
Dutch: 81%, other: 19% (of which 10% are non-Western origin; mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese and Indonesians (2007) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic: 31%, Dutch Reformed: 13%, Calvinist: 7%, Muslim: 5.5%, other: 2.5%, none: 41% (2002) |
| Languages |
Dutch (official), Frisian (official) |
Economic performance
| GDP |
560 billion euro (2007) |
| GDP per capita |
Purchasing power parity: |
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$37,300 (2006) |
| Economic growth |
3.5% (2007) |
| Working population |
7,606 million (2007) |
| Unemployed |
344.000 (4.5%) (2007) |
| European economic growth |
2.6% (2007) |
| Inflation rate |
1.6 (2007) |
| Inflation rate Euro zone |
2.1% (2007) |
| International trade |
Exports: 420 billion euro (2007) (goods and services) |
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Imports: 377 billion euro (2007) (goods and services) |
| Export commodities |
Machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs |
| Import commodities |
Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing |
| Export partners |
Germany 24.8%; Belgium 12.5%; UK 8.9%; France 8.2%; Italy 5.0%; US 5.0% (2006) |
| Import partners |
Germany: 19.4%; Belgium: 10.9%; US: 8.3%; China: 8.1%; UK: 6.2%; France: 5.0% (2006) |
Source: Statistics Netherlands 2008 |
