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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Netherlands. Netherlands – parliamentary

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constitutional monarchy. Its European mainland is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. The

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constitutes the vast majority (by land area and population) of both the country and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and as such 'the Netherlands' in common parlance often implicitly refers to this entity. Similarly, the articles linked to below predominantly consider the European Netherlands.

General reference

* Pronunciation: * Common English country names: Netherlands, (imprecisely Holland) * Official English country name: Netherlands ** A

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, which comprises the Netherlands,

Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

and Sint Maarten. * Common

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(s): Nederland ** Pronunciation: , * Official endonym(s): Nederland * Adjectivals: Dutch, Netherlands *

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(s): Dutch * Etymology:

Name of the Netherlands The Netherlands, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of t ...

* International rankings of the Netherlands * ISO country codes: NL, NLD, 528 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NL * Internet country code top-level domain:

.nl .nl is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the Netherlands. It is one of the most popular ccTLDs with over six million registered .nl domains . When cwi.nl was registered by Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica on 1986-05-01, .nl ...

Geography of the Netherlands

Geography of the Netherlands * The Netherlands is: ** a country, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands ** a member state of the European Union ** a member state of NATO * Location (European Netherlands): **

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and

Eastern Hemisphere The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...

** Eurasia *** Europe **** Western Europe ** Time zone: Central European Time ( UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (

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) **

Extreme points of the Netherlands This is a list of the extreme points of the Netherlands, the points that are farther up, down, north, south, east or west than any other location. European part of the Netherlands *Northernmost Point — Rottumerplaat () *Northernmost Point ...

: ***North: 53°33′18″N 6°28′41″E ***East: 53°10′49″N 7°13′40″E ***South: 50°45′01.5″N 5°54′54.0″E ***West: 51°18′57″N 3°21′30″E ***High: Vaalserberg ***Low: Zuidplaspolder ** Land boundaries: 1,027 km :: 577 km :: 450 km :* Coastline: North Sea 451 km * Population of the Netherlands: 17,000,002 *

Area of the Netherlands Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while ''surface area'' refers to the area of an open ...

: 41,526 km² / 16,033 sq mi ** Water: 18.41% * Atlas of the Netherlands

Environment of the Netherlands

Environment of the Netherlands __NOTOC__ Environment of the Netherlands The Netherlands had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 0.6/10, ranking it 169th globally out of 172 countries. Biota * List of birds of the Netherlands * List of extinct animals of the Ne ...

* Climate of the Netherlands * Renewable energy in the Netherlands *

Geology of the Netherlands The geology of the Netherlands describes the geologic timescale, geological sequence of the Netherlands. Large parts of the Netherlands today are below sea level and have in the past been covered by the sea or flooded at regular intervals. The moder ...

* Protected areas of the Netherlands ** Biosphere reserves in the Netherlands **

National parks of the Netherlands National parks in the Netherlands were defined in the 1960s as areas of at least 10 km² consisting of natural terrains, water and/or forests, with a special landscape and flora and fauna. The first two national parks were founded in the 1 ...

Wildlife of the Netherlands Wildlife refers to domestication, undomesticated animal species (biology), species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wilderness, wild in an area without being species, introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous ...

Fauna of the Netherlands Fauna of the Netherlands may refer to: * List of birds of the Netherlands This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Netherlands. The avifauna of the Netherlands included a total of 560 species documented in the wild through October 202 ...

*** Birds of the Netherlands *** Mammals of the Netherlands

Natural geographic features of the Netherlands

Islands of the Netherlands This is a list of islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. West Frisian Islands (in the Wadden Sea) *Noorderhaaks *Texel *Vlieland *Richel *Terschelling * Griend *Ameland *Rif *Engelsmanplaat * Schiermonnikoog *Simonszand *Rottumerplaat *Rot ...

Lakes of the Netherlands The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency published in 2010 a map of surface water bodies in the Netherlands. It distinguishes over 20 different types. There are water bodies with salty, brackish and sweet water; natural and artificial lakes ...

* Rivers of the Netherlands * World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands

Regions of the Netherlands

Administrative divisions of the Netherlands

Administrative divisions of the Netherlands * Provinces of the Netherlands **

Municipalities of the Netherlands As of 24 March 2022, there are 344 municipalities ( nl, gemeenten) and three special municipalities () in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the ...

=Provinces of the Netherlands

= Provinces of the Netherlands

=Municipalities of the Netherlands

* Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam, though the seat of government is in The Hague * Cities of the Netherlands

Demography of the Netherlands

Demographics of the Netherlands * Dutch people * Ethnic minorities in the Netherlands

Government and politics of the Netherlands

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

: constitutional monarchy, democracy * Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam. Note that the seat of government is in The Hague *

Elections in the Netherlands Elections in the Netherlands are held for five territorial levels of government: the European Union, the state, the twelve Provinces, the 21 water boards and the 344 municipalities (and the three ''public bodies'' in the Caribbean Netherlands). A ...

Dutch general election, 2021 General elections were held in the Netherlands from 15 to 17 March 2021 to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives. Following the elections and lengthy coalition formation talks, the sitting government remained in power. The elec ...

Dutch general election, 2017 General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 15 March 2017 to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives. The incumbent government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte was the first to serve a full term since 2002. The previo ...

Dutch general election, 2012 Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 12 September 2012 after Prime Minister Mark Rutte handed in his government's resignation to Queen Beatrix on 23 April. The 150 seats of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands were ...

Dutch Senate election, 2011 The elections of the Dutch Senate of 2011 were held on 23 May 2011, following the provincial elections on 2 March 2011. The 566 members of the twelve States-Provincial elected the 75 Senate members. The new Senate was installed on 7 June 2011. T ...

Dutch provincial elections, 2011 Provincial elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 2 March 2011. Eligible voters elected the members of the provincial councils in the twelve provinces. These elections also indirectly determined the members of the Senate, since the 5 ...

** Dutch general election, 2010 **

Dutch municipal elections, 2010 The Dutch municipal elections of 2010 were held on Wednesday 3 March in most municipalities in the Netherlands. This election determined the composition of the municipal councils for the following four years. The elections were held a few weeks ...

** European Parliament election, 2009 **

Dutch water board elections, 2008 Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

Dutch Senate election, 2007 Elections of the Senate (Netherlands), Dutch Senate were held on 29 May 2007, following the 2007 Dutch provincial elections, provincial elections on 7 March 2007. The 564 members of the twelve States-Provincial elected the 75 Senate members. The ...

Dutch provincial elections, 2007 Provincial elections were held in the Netherlands, on 7 March 2007. The election also determined the members of the Senate, since the 564 members of the twelve provincial councils elect its 75 members. This election took place on 29 May 2007. Bac ...

** Dutch general election, 2006 **

Dutch municipal elections, 2006 The Dutch municipal elections of 2006 were held on 7 March 2006. About 11.8 million people could vote in 419 municipalities. Due to local redistricting, 15 municipalities have already held elections in January 2006 and 24 municipalities will hold ...

Political parties in the Netherlands This article lists political parties in the Netherlands, which has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which any one party has little chance of gaining power alone, and parties often work with each other to form coalition go ...

* Taxation in the Netherlands

Branches of government of the Netherlands

Government of the Netherlands

Executive branch of the government of the Netherlands

* Head of state: Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands * Head of government: Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte * Cabinet of the Netherlands: List of cabinets of the Netherlands from 1945 onwards ** Current cabinet: Third Rutte cabinet

Legislative branch of the government of the Netherlands

Parliament of the Netherlands The States General of the Netherlands ( nl, Staten-Generaal ) is the supreme bicameral legislature of the Netherlands consisting of the Senate () and the House of Representatives (). Both chambers meet at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The State ...

: States General (

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) ** Upper house: Senate of the Netherlands **

Lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

: House of Representatives of the Netherlands

Judicial branch of the government of the Netherlands

Court system of the Netherlands *

Supreme Court of the Netherlands The Supreme Court of the Netherlands ( nl, Hoge Raad der Nederlanden or simply ''Hoge Raad''), officially the High Council of the Netherlands, is the final court of appeal in civil, criminal and tax cases in the Netherlands, including Curaçao ...

Foreign relations of the Netherlands

Foreign relations of the Netherlands *

Foreign minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

: Stef Blok **

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( nl, link=no, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken; BZ) is the Netherlands' ministry responsible for foreign relations, foreign policy, international development, international trade, diaspora and matters dealing w ...

* Diplomatic missions in the Netherlands * Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands

International organization membership of the Netherlands

International organization membership of the Netherlands *

Confederation of European Paper Industries The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is the pan-European association representing the forest fibre and paper industry. Through its 18 national associations, CEPI gathers 495 companies operating more than 900 pulp and paper mills a ...

(CEPI) *

World Veterans Federation The World Veterans Federation (WVF) is the world's largest international veteran organisation. The federation consists of 172 veterans organizations from 121 countries representing some 60 million veterans worldwide. It is a humanitarian organisa ...

Economic Affairs and Finance of the Netherlands

* Minister of Economic Affairs:

Henk Kamp Henricus Gregorius Jozeph "Henk" Kamp (; born 23 July 1952) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who served as List of Ministers of Defence of the Netherlands, Minister of Defence in the Third Rutte cabinet ...

** Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands * Finance minister: Jeroen Dijsselbloem ** Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands

Law and order in the Netherlands

Law of the Netherlands * Justice minister:

Ivo Opstelten Ivo Willem Opstelten (born 31 January 1944) is a retired Dutch politician and jurist. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Opstelten applied at Leiden University in May 1963 majoring in Law and obtaining an Bach ...

** Ministry of Security and Justice of the Netherlands * Capital punishment in the Netherlands * Constitution of the Netherlands * Human rights in the Netherlands **

LGBT rights in the Netherlands Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights in the Netherlands have been some of the most progressive in the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1811 after France invaded the country and installed the Napoleonic Code, erasing ...

*** Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands **

Religion in the Netherlands Religion in the Netherlands was historically dominated by Christianity between the 10th and 20th centuries. In the late 19th century, roughly 60% of the population was Calvinist and 35% was Catholic. Since then, there has been a significant d ...

** Euthanasia in the Netherlands **

Abortion in the Netherlands Abortion in the Netherlands was fully legalized on November 1, 1984, allowing elective abortion care up to the 24th week of the pregnancy. Abortion for "serious medical reasons" can be performed after 24 weeks. There is a mandatory five-day waiti ...

Law enforcement in the Netherlands National Police Corps ( nl, Korps Nationale Politie), colloquially in English as Dutch National Police or National Police Force, is divided in ten regional units, a central unit, the police academy, police services center, and national control ...

Prostitution in the Netherlands Prostitution in the Netherlands is legal and Prostitution law, regulated. Operating a brothel is also legal. ''De Wallen'', the largest and best-known Red-light district in Amsterdam, is a destination for international sex tourism. History ...

** Drug policy of the Netherlands ***

Gedogen In the context of the law of the Netherlands, the term gedogen (toleration, although ''gedogen'' does not literally mean ''toleration''; one can describe it best as toleration in law) refers to not enforcing certain laws. The Dutch government tole ...

(toleration of certain illegal practices for the greater good)

Military of the Netherlands

Military of the Netherlands The Netherlands Armed Forces ( nl, Nederlandse krijgsmacht) are the military services of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The core of the armed forces consists of the four service branches: the Royal Netherlands Navy (), the Royal Netherlands Ar ...

* Command ** Commander-in-chief: the Government **

Defence minister A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert *** Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands **

Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff The Chief of Defence ( nl, Commandant der Strijdkrachten, CDS) is the highest-ranking military officer in the Armed forces of the Netherlands and is the principal military advisor to the Minister of Defence. On behalf of the Minister of Defence, ...

Tom Middendorp Thomas Antonius Middendorp (born 6 September 1960) is a retired general of the Royal Netherlands Army. He served as Chief of Defence of the Armed forces of the Netherlands from 28 June 2012 until 3 October 2017. He previously served as the C ...

* Forces **

Royal Netherlands Army The Royal Netherlands Army ( nl, Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the was raised – making the Dutc ...

***

Korps Commandotroepen The (KCT) ( en, Commando Corps) is the elite special forces unit of the Royal Netherlands Army. The KCT traces its origins to the Second World War with the founding of No. 2 (Dutch) Troop, and the founding of the during the Indonesian War of I ...

(special forces commando) **

Royal Netherlands Navy The Royal Netherlands Navy ( nl, Koninklijke Marine, links=no) is the naval force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. During the 17th century, the navy of the Dutch Republic (1581–1795) was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world an ...

***

Netherlands Marine Corps The Netherlands Marine Corps ( nl, Korps Mariniers) is the elite naval infantry corps of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The marines trace their origins back to the establishment of the on 10 December 1665, by the then grand pensionary of the Dut ...

(special forces marines) **

Royal Netherlands Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = ''Parade March of the Royal Netherlands Air Force'' , mascot = , anniversaries = , equipment ...

** Royal Marechaussee ( military police) *

Military history of the Netherlands The Netherlands, as a nation-state, dates to 1568, when the Dutch Revolt created the Dutch Empire. Previously, the Germanic tribes had no written language during the ancient and early medieval periods, so what we know about their early military ...

* Military ranks of the Dutch armed forces

Local government in the Netherlands

Politics in the Netherlands The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy, and a decentralised unitary state.''Civil service systems in Western Europe'' edited by A. J. G. M. Bekke, ...

Provincial politics in the Netherlands The Politics of the Dutch provinces takes places within the framework of the politics of the Netherlands. The province is the second-highest level of government, after the national government. The Netherlands is divided into twelve provinces. In ...

* Water board *

Municipal politics in the Netherlands Municipal politics in the Netherlands is an important aspect of the politics of the Netherlands. The municipality is the lowest level of government, but this does not reflect the importance that the Amsterdam and Rotterdam governments play in Dut ...

History of the Netherlands

Culture of the Netherlands

Culture of the Netherlands * Architecture of the Netherlands **

Dutch Baroque architecture Dutch Baroque architecture is a variety of Baroque architecture that flourished in the Dutch Republic and its colonies during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century. (Dutch painting during the period is covered by Dutch Golden Age painting). Li ...

** Dutch Colonial architecture ** Dutch Colonial Revival architecture * Cannabis in the Netherlands *

Cuisine of the Netherlands Dutch cuisine ( nl, Nederlandse keuken) is formed from the cooking traditions and practices of the Netherlands. The country's cuisine is shaped by its location in the fertile North Sea river delta of the European Plain, giving rise to fishing, f ...

* Ethnic minorities in the Netherlands *

Festivals in the Netherlands A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...

** Music festivals in the Netherlands (category) ** Cabaret * Languages of the Netherlands *

Media in the Netherlands Mass media in the Netherlands – television, radio, newspapers, magazines – are characterised by a tradition of politico-denominational segregation ("pillarisation") on the one hand and an increasing degree of commercialism on the other. Televi ...

* National symbols of the Netherlands **

Coat of arms of the Netherlands The coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was originally adopted in 1815 and later modified in 1907. The arms are a composite of the arms of the former Dutch Republic and the arms of the House of Nassau, it features a checkered shield wit ...

** Flag of the Netherlands **

National anthem of the Netherlands "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", usually known just as "Wilhelmus" ( nl, Het Wilhelmus, italic=no; ; English translation: "The William"), is the national anthem of both the Netherlands and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It dates back to at least 1572 ...

* Dutch people *

* Public holidays in the Netherlands * Records of the Netherlands *

** Buddhism in the Netherlands **

Christianity in the Netherlands Religion in the Netherlands was historically dominated by Christianity between the 10th and 20th centuries. In the late 19th century, roughly 60% of the population was Calvinist and 35% was Catholic. Since then, there has been a significant d ...

Hinduism in the Netherlands Hinduism is a minority religion in the Netherlands, representing about 1.0% of the Dutch population in 2019. After the United Kingdom and Italy, the third largest Hindu community of Europe lives in the Netherlands. There are between 150,000 – 2 ...

Islam in the Netherlands Islam is the second largest religion in the Netherlands, after Christianity, and is practised by 5% of the population according to 2018 estimates. The majority of Muslims in the Netherlands belong to the Sunni denomination. Many reside in the c ...

Judaism in the Netherlands The history of the Jews in the Netherlands began largely in the 16th century when they began to settle in Amsterdam and other cities. It has continued to the present. During the occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany in May 1940, the J ...

Sikhism in the Netherlands Dutch Sikhs form a religious minority in the Netherlands. They number around 15,000 and most of them live in or around Amsterdam. There are nine gurudwaras in the Netherlands. Gurdwaras *Gurdwara Maan Sarovar Sahib, Amsterdam *Guru Ram Das As ...

* World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands

Arts in the Netherlands

Art in the Netherlands Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wh ...

Cinema of the Netherlands Cinema of the Netherlands refers to the film industry based in the Netherlands. Because the Dutch film industry is relatively small, and there is little or no international market for Dutch films, almost all films rely on state funding. This fu ...

Literature of the Netherlands Dutch language literature () comprises all writings of literary merit written through the ages in the Dutch language, a language which currently has around 23 million native speakers. Dutch-language literature is the product of the Netherlands, Be ...

Music of the Netherlands The Netherlands has multiple musical traditions. Contemporary Dutch popular music is heavily influenced by music styles that emerged in the 1950s, in the United Kingdom and United States. The style is sung in both Dutch language, Dutch and Englis ...

Television in the Netherlands Television in the Netherlands was officially introduced in 1951. In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks, such as RTL Nederland, and a system of public broadcasters sharing three channels, NPO 1 ...

* Theatre in the Netherlands

Sports in the Netherlands

Sports in the Netherlands Approximately 5 million of the 17 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly. Football ( soccer) i ...

* Football in the Netherlands

Economy and infrastructure of the Netherlands

Economy of the Netherlands * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 16th (sixteenth) *

Agriculture in the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Banking in the Netherlands This is a list of banks in the Netherlands. Central bank *De Nederlandsche Bank Development Bank *FMO (Netherlands) Major banks *ABN Amro *ING Group *Rabobank *De Volksbank Smaller banks * Amanah Group Holdings * Anadolubank Nederland N ...

** National Bank of the Netherlands * Communications in the Netherlands ** Internet in the Netherlands * Companies of the Netherlands * Currency of the Netherlands: Euro (see also: Euro topics) **

ISO 4217 ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that defines alpha codes and numeric codes for the representation of currencies and provides information about the relationships between individual cu ...

EUR The euro (symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . Th ...

* Energy in the Netherlands ** Energy policy of the Netherlands ** Oil industry in the Netherlands *

Health care in the Netherlands Healthcare in the Netherlands is differentiated into several main categories. Firstly in three different echelons; secondly in physical (somatic) versus mental healthcare; and thirdly in "cure" (short term) versus "care" (long term). ''"Huisarts ...

* Mining in the Netherlands *

Amsterdam Stock Exchange Euronext Amsterdam is a stock exchange based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Formerly known as the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, it merged on 22 September 2000 with the Brussels Stock Exchange and the Paris Stock Exchange to form Euronext. The r ...

AEX index The AEX index, derived from Amsterdam Exchange index, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam, formerly known as the ''Amsterdam Stock Exchange''. Started in 1983, the index is composed of a maximum of ...

* Tourism in the Netherlands * Transport in the Netherlands ** Airports in the Netherlands ** Cycling in the Netherlands ** Rail transport in the Netherlands **

Road transport in the Netherlands With 139,000 km of public roads, the Netherlands has one of the most dense road networks in the world – much denser than Germany and France, but still not as dense as Belgium. In 2013, 5,191 km were national roads, 7,778 km were ...

Roads in the Netherlands The Netherlands has a public road network totaling 139,000 km, one of the densest in the world. Its use has increased since the 1950s and now exceeds 200 billion km traveled per year, three quarters of which is by car, making it among the mos ...

* Water supply and sanitation in the Netherlands

Education in the Netherlands

Education in the Netherlands Education in the Netherlands is characterized by division: education is oriented toward the needs and background of the pupil. Education is divided over schools for different age groups, some of which are divided in streams for different education ...

References

External links

About the Netherlands -- Dutch Ministry of Foreign AffairsOverheid.nl
- official Dutch government portal
Government.nl
- official Dutch government web site *
CIA - The World Factbook -- Netherlands
- Key figures from the Dutch bureau of statistics *
Local news and features on the Netherlands
''Expatica''
Holland.com
- English website of the Netherlands tourist office {{DEFAULTSORT:Netherlands Netherlands *Outline Outlines