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International Rankings Of The Netherlands
These are the international rankings of the Netherlands. Culture Economy * International Monetary Fund: Income per capita in purchasing power parity ranked 9 out of 181 (2011) *United Nations Development Programme: Human Development Index ranked 3 out of 169 (2011) Gallup World Poll: happinessranked 4 out of 155 (2009) *World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report ranked 5 out of 144 (2012–2013). *World Economic ForumHuman Capital Report 2015ranked 8 out of 124 (2015).European Innovation Scoreboardranked 5th out of 36 (2017) *World Intellectual Property Organization: Global Innovation Index 2024, ranked 8 out of 133 countries Military *Institute for Economics and Peace: Global Peace Index ranked 25 out of 152 (2011) Politics RSF World Press Freedom Indexranked 6 out of 180 (2021) *Fraser InstituteWorld Freedom Indexranked 2 out of 123 (2013) *Transparency International: Corruption Perceptions Index ranked 9 out of 176 (2012) *Reporters Without Borders: Press Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of International Rankings
This is a list of international rankings by country. By category Agriculture * Production **Apple ** Apricot ** Artichoke ** Avocado **Barley **Cereal ** Cherry **Coconut ** Coffee ** Corn ** Cucumber **Eggplant **Fruit ** Garlic **Grape ** Papaya **Pear **Pineapple **Plum ** Potato **Rice **Soybean **Tomato ** Vegetables **Wheat **Wine * Forest area * Irrigated land area Consumption * Meat * Seafood * Milk * Beer * Electricity * Oil * Natural gas * Cannabis * Cocaine * Opiates Culture * List of countries by number of Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film *List of World Heritage Sites by country * Books published per country per year * Power distance Economy *World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report *World Economic Forum: Financial Development Index * International Institute for Management Development: World Competitiveness Yearbook * Gini index: List of countries by income equality * Bloomberg Innovation Index * Global Innovation Index * Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fund For Peace
The Fund for Peace is an American non-profit, non-governmental research and educational institution. Founded in 1957, FFP "works to prevent violent conflict and promote sustainable security." The Fund for Peace works towards sustainable security and development in failed states by focusing on conflict assessment and early warning, transnational threats, peacekeeping, and security and human rights. The Fund for Peace maintains programs in Nigeria, Uganda, Liberia, and works with private business in conflict zones to better secure the interests of businesses, local populations, and their governments. History The Fund for Peace was founded in 1957 by Randolph Compton. The organization was created in the memory of Randolph Compton's youngest son, John Parker Compton, who was killed in World War II. At a young age, John Parker wrote an essay, discussing the effects of war and the need for human civilization to embrace other methods of conflict resolution. After John Parker's death, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Of The Netherlands
The Netherlands Armed Forces () are the military forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (mainland Netherlands in Europe and islands of the Dutch Caribbean). The armed forces consist of four service branches: the Royal Netherlands Navy (), the Royal Netherlands Army (), the Royal Netherlands Air Force () and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (). The service branches are supplemented by various joint support organizations. In addition, local conscript forces exist on the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curaçao. These operate under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Netherlands Marine Corps. The armed forces are part of the Ministry of Defence. Supreme command of the armed forces is determined in Article 97 of the constitution, which states "The Government shall have supreme authority over the armed forces". Service members swear allegiance to the King in his role as head of state. The military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces are similar to those of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 considering the relevant case law. The Dutch law system is based on the French Civil Code with some influence from Roman-Dutch law (which it replaced) and pre-codal customary law. The German ''Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch'' heavily influenced the new Civil Code (which went into force in 1992). The primary law-making body is formed by the Dutch parliament in cooperation with the government, operating jointly to create laws that are commonly referred to as the legislature (). The power to make new laws can be delegated to lower governments or specific organs of the State, but only for a prescribed purpose. A trend in recent years has been for parliament and the government to create "framework laws" and delegate the creation of detailed rules to ministers or lower governments (e.g., a province or municipality). The Ministry of Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Relations Of The Netherlands
The foreign policy of the Netherlands is based on four basic commitments: to the Atlanticism, Atlantic cooperation, to European integration, to international development and to international law. While historically the Kingdom of the Netherlands was a neutral state, since 1945 it has become a member of NATO, the United Nations, the European Union and many other international organizations. The Dutch economy is very open and relies on international trade. During and after the 17th century—its Dutch Golden Age, Golden Age—the Dutch built up a commercial and colonial empire. It was a leading shipping and naval power and was often at war with England, its main rival. Its main colonial holding was Indonesia, which fought for and achieved independence after 1945. The historical ties inherited from its colonial past still influence the foreign relations of the Netherlands. Foreign trade policy is handled by the European Union. The Dutch have been active in international peacekeeping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of The Netherlands
The cabinet of the Netherlands () is the main executive body of the Netherlands. The current cabinet of the Netherlands is the Schoof cabinet, which has been in power since 2 July 2024. It is headed by Prime Minister Dick Schoof. Composition and role The cabinet consists of the ministers and state secretaries. The cabinet is led by the prime minister. There are between twelve and sixteen Ministers, most of whom are also heads of specific government ministries, although there are often some ministers without portfolio who have areas of responsibility inside one or more ministries. For instance there has for some time been a minister for development cooperation, who works within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Most ministries also have a state secretary who is responsible for part of the relevant portfolio. State secretaries (such as that of Trade and Development Cooperation) are given the right to call themselves "Minister" in other countries and be treated as such for prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demographics Of The Netherlands
Demography, Demographic features of the population of the Netherlands include population density, Ethnic group, ethnicity, education level, health of the population, economic status, Religion in the Netherlands, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Population The Netherlands is the List of countries and dependencies by population, 69th most populous country in the world. As of January 2023, the Netherlands has a population of 17,821,419. Between 1900 and 1950 the population almost doubled from 5.14 to 10.11 million people. From 1950 to 2000 the population increased from 10.11 to 15.92 million people, increasing by a smaller proportion but, still, at an impressive pace for a European country, recording a growth of 57.45% over a 50-year time span. Of countries with at least 7.5 million people, The Netherlands is the List of countries and dependencies by population density#Most populous countries by density, 4th most densely populated, and is the List of co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geology Of The Netherlands
The geology of the Netherlands describes the 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 modern Netherlands formed as a result of the interplay of the four main rivers (Rhine, Meuse, Schelde and IJssel) and the influence of the North Sea and glaciers during ice-ages. The Netherlands is mostly composed of deltaic, coastal and eolian derived sediments during the Pleistocene glacial and interglacial periods. Fairly all of the west Netherlands is composed of the Rhine-Meuse river estuary, but human intervention greatly modified the natural processes at work. Most of the western Netherlands is below sea level due to the human watermanagement, lowering the waterlevel by windmills leading to (mostly peaty) soil-subsidence leading to lowering the waterlevel. In the east of the Netherlands, remains are found of the Saale glaciation, which ended approxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 educational levels. Schools are furthermore divided in public, special (religious), and general-special (neutral) schools, although there are also a few private schools. The Dutch grading scale runs from 1 (very poor) to 10 (outstanding). The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), coordinated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ranks the education in the Netherlands as the 16th best in the world as of 2018. The Netherlands' educational standing compared to other nations has been declining since 2006, and is now only slightly above average. School inspectors are warning that reading standards among primary school children are lower than 20 years ago, and the Netherlands has now dropped down the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communications In The Netherlands
This article is intended to give an overview of telecommunications in the Netherlands. Mail The postal service in the Netherlands is performed by PostNL in most cases—which has, as of 2008, a monopoly on letters lighter than 50 g.NOSJOURNAAL – Reorganisatie bij postbedrijf The monopoly is planned to expire in 2009. PostNL's competitors include Selekt Mail and Sandd. Post offices that are owned by and TNT Post have been earmarked for closure between 2008 and 2013. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; , OCDE) is an international organization, intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and international trade, world trade. It is a forum (legal), forum whose member countries describe themselves as committed to democracy and the market economy, providing a platform to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practices, and coordinate domestic and international policies of its members. The majority of OECD members are generally regarded as developed country, developed countries, with High-income economy, high-income economies, and a very high Human Development Index. their collective population is 1.38 billion people with an average life expectancy of 80 years and a median age of 40, against a global average of 30. , OECD Member countries collectively comprised 62.2% of list of countries by GDP (nominal), global nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
