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Netherlands

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Background :

The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. 

Location :

Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

52 30 N, 5 45 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 3.36
North 53.51
East 7.23
South 50.75

Area :

total 41 543 square km
land 33 893 square km
water 7 650 square km

Land boundaries :

total 1 027 km
Belgium (be) 450 km
Germany (de) 577 km

Coastline :

451.00 km

Climate :

temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters 

Terrain :

mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 7 metres
highest point 322 metres

Natural resources :

arable land gravel
limestone natural gas
peat petroleum
salt sand

Land use :

arable land 21.96 %
permanent crops 0.77 %
other 77.27 %

Irrigated land :

5 650 square km

current issues :

water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid rain 

international agreements :

Air Pollution Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants Air Pollution-Sulfur 85
Air Pollution-Sulfur 94 Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds
Antarctic Treaty Antarctic-Environmental Protocol
Antarctic-Marine Living Resources Biodiversity
Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Desertification Endangered Species
Environmental Modification Hazardous Wastes
Kyoto Protocol Law of the Sea
Marine Dumping Marine Life Conservation
Ozone Layer Protection Ship Pollution
Tropical Timber 83 Tropical Timber 94
Wetlands Whaling

Population :

16 715 999 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.41 %
Birth rate 10.40 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.66 children born/woman
Death rate 8.74 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 17.40 %
15-64 years 67.70 %
65 years and over 14.90 %

Median age :

total 40.40 years
male 39.60 years
female 41.20 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.76 male(s)/female
total population 0.98 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 4.73 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 79.40 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 76.80 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 82.14 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.20 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 18 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 200

Religions :

Roman Catholic 30.00 %
Dutch Reformed 11.00 %
Calvinist 6.00 %
other Protestant 3.00 %
Muslim 5.80 %
other 2.20 %
none 42.00 %

Languages :

Dutch  
Frisian  

Literacy :

total population 99.00 %
male 99.00 %
female 99.00 %

Country name :

conventional long form Kingdom of the Netherlands
conventional short form Netherlands
local long form Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
local short form Nederland

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 NL
ISO Numeric 528
ISO3 NLD
FIPS NL
ccTLD nl
English Netherlands

Administrative divisions :

12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland) 

Capital :

name Amsterdam
geographic coordinates 52 23 N, 4 54 E
time difference 1.00
daylight saving time 1

International organization participation :

ADB (nonregional member) AfDB (nonregional member)
Arctic Council (observer) Australia Group
BIS Benelux
CBSS (observer) CE
CERN EAPC
EBRD EIB
EMU ESA
EU FAO
FATF G-10
IADB IAEA
IBRD ICAO
ICC ICCt
ICRM IDA
IEA IFAD
IFC IFRCS
IHO ILO
IMF IMO
IMSO IOC
IOM IPU
ISO ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
NATO NEA
NSG OAS (observer)
OECD OPCW
OSCE PCA
Paris Club SECI (observer)
Schengen Convention UN
UNAMID UNCTAD
UNESCO UNHCR
UNIDO UNMIS
UNRWA UNTSO
UNWTO UPU
WCO WEU
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO ZC

Independence :

1579-01-23 

National holiday :

Queens Day

1909-04-30

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Jan Peter BALKENENDE Queen BEATRIX

Legislative branch :

CDA 26.50 %
PvdA 21.20 %
Socialist Party 16.60 %
VVD 14.60 %
Party for Freedom 5.90 %
Green Party 4.60 %
Christian Union 4.00 %
other 6.60 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 652 300 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 789 700 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -4.30 %
PPP - per capita 39 000 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 1.90 %
industry 24.40 %
services 73.70 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 2.00 %
industry 18.00 %
services 80.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 8 330 000 people
Unemployment rate 5.00 %
Population below poverty line 10.50 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 30.90
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.20 %
Investment (gross fixed) 19.40 % of GDP
Current account balance 33 720 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 30 700 000 000 $
Debt external 3 733 000 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 866 100 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 661 000 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 456 200 000 000 $
Military expenditures 1.60 % of GDP
Public debt 62.20 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.50 %
highest 10% 22.90 %

Budget :

revenues 335 400 000 000 $
expenditures 372 500 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

fruits grain
livestock potatoes
sugar beets vegetables

Industries :

agricultural products chemicals
construction electrical machinery and equipment
fishing metal and engineering products
microelectronics petroleum

Energy :

Electricity Production 108 200 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 124 100 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 10 560 000 000 kWh
Electricity Imports 15 450 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 72 090 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 962 900 bbl/day
Oil Exports 1 647 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 2 678 000 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 100 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 84 690 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 48 340 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 61 720 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 25 340 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 1 346 000 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

397 600 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals foodstuffs
fuels machinery and equipment

Value :

358 900 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals clothing
foodstuffs fuels
machinery and transportation equipment

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 7 324 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 19 927 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 567
Television broadcast stations 342
Internet Country code (ccTLD) nl
Internet Hosts 12 388 000
Internet Users 14 273 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 20
Heliports 1
Pipelines - gas 3 816 km
Pipelines - oil 365 km
Pipelines - refined products 716 km
Roadways - total 136 827 km
Roadways - expressways 2 582 km
Railways 2 896 km
Waterways 6 215 km

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