Geography Of The Netherlands
The geography of the European Netherlands is unusual in that much of its land has been reclaimed from the sea and is below sea level, protected by dike (construction), dikes. It is a List of countries and dependencies by area, small country with a total area of and ranked List of countries and dependencies by area, 131st. With a population of 17.4 million and density of makes it the second most densely populated member of the European Union after Malta, and the List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density, 12th most densely populated country in the world, behind only three countries with a population over 16 million. Consequently, the Netherlands is highly urbanized. Statistics Geographic coordinates: The Dutch RD coordinate system (''Rijksdriehoeksmeting'') is also in common use. For transformation to and from geographical coordinates there is an official procedure RDNAPTRANS™ and approximate as well as precise tools available. The west–e ...
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