The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Netherlands. Netherlands –

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democratic 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 constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 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 and

Sint Maarten Sint Maarten () is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the north ...

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

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(s): Dutch * Etymology: Name of the Netherlands * 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 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 dikes. It is a small country with a total area of and ranked 131st. With a population of 17.4 ...

* 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): ** Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere ** Eurasia *** Europe **** Western Europe ** Time zone: Central European Time (

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), 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 The Zuidplaspolder is a polder in the western Netherlands, located northeast of Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, neighbouring settlements such as Zuidplas, Zevenhuizen, Waddinxveen, Moerkapelle, Gouda, Moordrecht, and Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel. It ...

** 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: 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 ...

Climate 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 dikes. It is a small country with a total area of and ranked 131st. With a population of 17. ...

* Renewable energy in the Netherlands * Geology of the Netherlands * Protected areas of the Netherlands ** Biosphere reserves in the Netherlands ** National parks of the Netherlands * Wildlife of the Netherlands **

Fauna of the Netherlands Fauna of the Netherlands may refer to: * List of birds of the Netherlands * List of mammals of the Netherlands See also * Outline of Netherlands {{Netherlands-stub ...

*** 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 *Rott ...

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 lake ...

* Rivers of the Netherlands *

World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural herit ...

Regions of the Netherlands

Regions of the Netherlands The regions of the Netherlands provides links to both regions and subregions of the Netherlands. Regions The regions of the Netherlands are divided in the North, South, West and East Netherlands. Opposed to common practise in other countries, t ...

Administrative divisions of the Netherlands

Administrative divisions of the Netherlands *

Provinces of the Netherlands There are twelve provinces of the Netherlands (), representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local municipalities, with responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance. The most populous prov ...

** Municipalities of the Netherlands

=Provinces of the Netherlands

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= Municipalities of the Netherlands *

Capital of the Netherlands Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands according to the Constitution of the Netherlands, although the States General and the Executive Branch have been situated in The Hague since 1588, along with the Supreme Court and the Council of St ...

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

Cities of the Netherlands There are no formal rules in the Netherlands to distinguish cities from other settlements. Smaller settlements are usually called ''dorp'', comparable with villages in English speaking countries. The Dutch word for city is ''stad'' (plural: ''ste ...

Demography of the Netherlands

Demographics of the Netherlands Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings. Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as ed ...

Dutch people The Dutch (Dutch language, Dutch: ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Netherlands. They share a common history and culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, ...

* Ethnic minorities in the Netherlands

Government and politics of the Netherlands

* Form of government: constitutional monarchy, democracy *

: Amsterdam. Note that the seat of government is in The Hague * Elections in the Netherlands ** Dutch general election, 2021 **

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 previ ...

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 ** Dutch provincial elections, 2011 **

Dutch general election, 2010 General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 9 June 2010. This was triggered by the fall of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's fourth cabinet on 20 February with Queen Beatrix accepting the resignation of the Labour Party (P ...

** Dutch municipal elections, 2010 ** European Parliament election, 2009 ** Dutch water board elections, 2008 ** Dutch Senate election, 2007 ** Dutch provincial elections, 2007 **

Dutch general election, 2006 General elections were held in the Netherlands on 22 November 2006 following the fall of the Second Balkenende cabinet. The elections proved relatively successful for the governing Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) which remained the largest par ...

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 Taxation in the Netherlands is defined by the income tax ( Wet op de inkomstenbelasting 2001), the wage withholding tax ( Wet op de loonbelasting 1964), the value added tax ( Wet op de omzetbelasting 1968) and the corporate tax ( Wet op de ven ...

Branches of government of the Netherlands

Government of 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. Bekk ...

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 The cabinet of the Netherlands ( nl, Nederlands kabinet) is the main executive body of the Netherlands. The current cabinet of the Netherlands is the Fourth Rutte cabinet, which has been in power since 10 January 2022. It is headed by Prime Mini ...

: List of cabinets of the Netherlands from 1945 onwards ** Current cabinet:

Third Rutte cabinet The third Rutte cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 26 October 2017 until 10 January 2022 (since 15 January 2021 demissionary). It was formed by a coalition government of the political parties People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ...

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 States ...

: States General ( bicameral) ** Upper house: Senate of the Netherlands ** Lower house:

House of Representatives of the Netherlands The House of Representatives (, pronounced ; commonly referred to as the ', literally "Second Chamber of the States General") is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General, the other one being the Senate ...

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:

Stef Blok Stephanus Abraham "Stef" Blok (born 10 December 1964) is a Dutch politician serving as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the Third Rutte cabinet from 25 May 2021 till 10 January 2022. He is a member of the People's Party for Fr ...

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 wi ...

* Diplomatic missions in the Netherlands *

Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, excluding honorary consulates. Ambassadors of the Netherlands are officially known as His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, with their embassies called ...

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 Minister of Defence in the Cabinet Rutte III from 24 September 2021 to 10 January 2022. He pre ...

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

Jeroen Dijsselbloem Jeroen René Victor Anton Dijsselbloem (; born 29 March 1966) is a Dutch politician and economist serving as Mayor of Eindhoven since 13 September 2022, succeeding John Jorritsma ( VVD). A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he has also been Cha ...

** Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands

Law and order in the Netherlands

Law of the Netherlands The Netherlands uses civil law. The role of case law is small in theory, although in practice it is impossible to understand the law in many fields without also taking into account the relevant case law. The Dutch system of law is based on the F ...

Justice minister A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

: Ivo Opstelten ** Ministry of Security and Justice of the Netherlands * Capital punishment in the Netherlands *

Constitution of the Netherlands The Constitution for the Kingdom of the Netherlands ( nl, Grondwet voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) is one of two fundamental documents governing the Kingdom of the Netherlands as well as the fundamental law of the European territory of the ...

* 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, erasin ...

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Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands has been legal since 1 April 2001. A bill for the legalisation of same-sex marriage was passed in the House of Representatives by 109 votes to 33 on 12 September 2000 and by the Senate by 49 votes to 26 on 19 ...

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 ...

** 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 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 Toleration dur ...

** Drug policy of the Netherlands *** Gedogen (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 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 ...

** Defence minister:

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Jeanine Antoinette Hennis-Plasschaert (born 7 April 1973) is a Dutch politician and diplomat serving as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq since 1 November 2018. She is a member of ...

*** Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands ** Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff:

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 Comm ...

* 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 Dutch ...

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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

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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 (special forces marines) ** Royal Netherlands Air Force **

Royal Marechaussee The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee ( nl, Koninklijke Marechaussee, abbreviated to KMar) is the national gendarmerie force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, performing military and civilian police duties. It is also one of the two national poli ...

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military police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear re ...

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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 The Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces are the military insignia used by the armed forces of the Netherlands. Royal Netherlands Army Current ranks ;Officer ranks ;Enlisted ranks The Dutch titles for privates are: Timeline of rank ...

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 A water board is a regional or national organisation that has very different functions from one country to another. The functions range from flood control and water resources management at the regional or local level (the Netherlands, Germany), w ...

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 Du ...

History of the Netherlands

Culture of the Netherlands

Culture of the Netherlands The culture of the Netherlands is diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the foreign influences built up by centuries of the Dutch people's mercantile and explorative spirit. The Netherlands and its people have long played an imp ...

Architecture of the Netherlands Dutch architecture has played an important role in the international discourse on architecture in three eras. The first of these was during the 17th century, when the Dutch empire was at the height of its power. The second was in the first half ...

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 Cannabis in the Netherlands is illegal, but is decriminalised for personal use. Recreational consumption of the drug is tolerated, and it is available in coffeeshops. Prohibition Cannabis was first criminalised in the Netherlands in 1953, foll ...

* Cuisine of the Netherlands * 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 Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or ...

* Languages of the Netherlands * Media in the Netherlands * 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 The national flag of the Netherlands ( nl, de Nederlandse vlag) is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue ''Prinsenvlag'' ("Prince's Flag"), evolv ...

** National anthem of the Netherlands *

Public holidays in the Netherlands The national holidays in the Netherlands are: While there are other holidays that are widely celebrated, these are not officially recognised national holidays. They are as follows: * While Saint Nicholas's Eve (the eve of Sinterklaas, also cal ...

* 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 ...

** Hinduism in the Netherlands **

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 ** Sikhism in the Netherlands *

Arts in the Netherlands

* Art in the Netherlands *

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 *

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 and English. Some of the l ...

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 * Football in the Netherlands

Economy and infrastructure of the Netherlands

Economy of the Netherlands The economy of the Netherlands is th15th largest in the world in 2022(in terms of Gross domestic product; GDP) according to Forbes. Its GDP per capita was estimated at $68,572 in the fiscal year 2022, which makes it one of the highest-earni ...

* 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 ** National Bank of the Netherlands * Communications in the Netherlands **

Internet in the Netherlands According to research done by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Netherlands is ranked with Switzerland in having the most broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, has no bandwidth caps, and has the most ho ...

* 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 . ...

* 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 Tourism in the Netherlands is a relatively small sector of the country's economy with a total contribution of 5.4% to gross domestic product and 9.6% to employment. In 2017 the Netherlands was visited by 17 million foreign tourists (with more t ...

Transport in the Netherlands The Netherlands is both a very densely populated and a highly developed country in which transport is a key factor of the economy. Correspondingly it has a very dense and modern infrastructure, facilitating transport with road, rail, air and ...

Airports in the Netherlands This is a list of airports in the Netherlands, grouped by type and sorted by location. The largest airport by far is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which is the third largest in Europe. Smaller airports with scheduled passenger service are Rotterd ...

Cycling in the Netherlands Cycling is a common mode of transport in the Netherlands, with 36% of Dutch people listing the bicycle as their most frequent way of getting around on a typical day, as opposed to the car (45%) and public transport (11%). Cycling has a modal sh ...

Rail transport in the Netherlands Rail transport in the Netherlands uses a dense railway network which connects nearly all major towns and cities. There are as many train stations as there are municipalities in the Netherlands. The network totals on of track; a line may run bo ...

** Road transport in the Netherlands **

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

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