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Complete details about Netherlands in Europe with capital city Amsterdam
| Country Name | Netherlands (Nederland) |
| Country Code | NLD |
| Capital City | Amsterdam |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region | Western Europe |
| Independence Year | 1581 |
| Population | 15864000 |
| Surface Area | 41526.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 78.3 years |
| GNP | 371362.0 (old 360478.0) |
| Government Form | Constitutional Monarchy |
Spoken Languages |
Arabic (0.9%) Dutch [official] (95.6%) Fries (3.7%) Turkish (0.8%) |
Major Cities |
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (population 731200) Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland (population 593321) Haag, Zuid-Holland (population 440900) Utrecht, Utrecht (population 234323) Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant (population 201843) Tilburg, Noord-Brabant (population 193238) Groningen, Groningen (population 172701) Breda, Noord-Brabant (population 160398) Apeldoorn, Gelderland (population 153491) Nijmegen, Gelderland (population 152463) Enschede, Overijssel (population 149544) Haarlem, Noord-Holland (population 148772) Almere, Flevoland (population 142465) Arnhem, Gelderland (population 138020) Zaanstad, Noord-Holland (population 135621) ´s-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant (population 129170) Amersfoort, Utrecht (population 126270) Maastricht, Limburg (population 122087) Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland (population 119811) Leiden, Zuid-Holland (population 117196) Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland (population 110722) Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland (population 110214) Emmen, Drenthe (population 105853) Zwolle, Overijssel (population 105819) Ede, Gelderland (population 101574) Delft, Zuid-Holland (population 95268) Heerlen, Limburg (population 95052) Alkmaar, Noord-Holland (population 92713) |
Netherlands's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: ESPN | Tue, 22 May 2012 15:33:04 -0700 | |
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Bayern Munich returned to the Allianz Arena after their Champions League disappointment to secure a 3-2 win over Netherlands at the Allianz Arena. In a game arranged by means of compensation to Bayern for an injury picked up by Arjen Robben while on ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Yahoo! Sports (blog) | Tue, 22 May 2012 21:54:25 -0700 | |
| Arjen Robben jeered by Bayern Munich fans at Netherlands friendly read full story | ||
| Publisher: SI.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 09:39:25 -0700 | |
| Raphael Honigstein: Bayern Munich faces summer of change read full story | ||
| Publisher: FOXSports.com | Tue, 22 May 2012 14:39:15 -0700 | |
| Bayern beats Netherlands 3-2 in friendly read full story | ||
| Publisher: Ahram Online | Wed, 23 May 2012 04:15:26 -0700 | |
| Netherlands coach Marwijk blasts 'scandalous' Robben treatment read full story | ||
| Publisher: Goal.com America | Tue, 22 May 2012 15:49:11 -0700 | |
| Bayern Munich 3-2 Netherlands: Gomez scores late winner for Bundesliga giants read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Citizen Daily | Wed, 23 May 2012 11:32:41 -0700 | |
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On Monday, in the company of my fellow parliamentarians Yusuf Nassir of Korogwe, David Kafulila from Kigoma South and Sarah Msafiri (Special Seats, Morogoro), we started our study tour to The Kingdom of Netherlands to learn more about their oil and gas ... read full story |
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| Publisher: AllAfrica.com | Wed, 23 May 2012 03:03:40 -0700 | |
| Gas, Oil Scholarships to Benefit Local Youths read full story | ||
| Publisher: Wall Street Journal | Wed, 23 May 2012 07:35:06 -0700 | |
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AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--The Netherlands' Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds, the world's third-largest pension fund, said Wednesday it is becoming more likely that benefits will be cut in 2013 as its capital position continues to be squeezed by market ... read full story |
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| Publisher: NIS News Bulletin | Wed, 23 May 2012 12:36:36 -0700 | |
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THE HAGUE, 24/05/12 - In the Netherlands, over 22000 telephones are tapped, or 1 per 1000. Dutch detectives thereby listen in on far more telephones than their colleagues in neighbouring countries, it emerges from a study by the Scientific Research and ... read full story |
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| Publisher: DutchNews.nl | Wed, 23 May 2012 00:45:05 -0700 | |
| The Netherlands still leads the way in telephone tapping read full story | ||