| Capital | nombre: Amsterdam; note - The Hague is the seat of government coordenadas geográficas: 52 21 N, 4 55 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, for the constituent countries in the Caribbean, the time difference is UTC-4 |
| División administrativa | 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) note: the Netherlands is one of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the other three, Aruba, Curacao, and Sint Maarten, are all islands in the Caribbean; while all four parts are considered equal partners, in practice, most of the Kingdom's affairs are administered by the Netherlands, which makes up about 98% of the Kingdom's total land area and population note: three other Caribbean islands, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba, are considered to be special municipalities of the Netherlands proper |
| Independencia | 23 Enero 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 Julio 1581, they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 Enero 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence) |
| Feriado nacional | King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 Abril (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; currently celebrated on 26 Abril if 27 Abril is a Sunday |
| Constitución | history: previous 1597, 1798; latest adoptada 24 Agosto 1815 (substantially revisada in 1848) amendments: proposed as an Act of Parliament by or on behalf of the king or by the Second Chamber of the States General; the Second Chamber is dissolved after its first reading of the Act; passage requires a second reading by both the First Chamber and the newly elected Second Chamber, followed by at least two-thirds majority vote of both chambers, and ratification by the king; modificada many times, last in 2010 (2016) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (desde 30 April 2013); Heir Apparent Princess Catharina-Amalia (daughter of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER, born 7 December 2003) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Mark RUTTE (desde 14 October 2010; Deputy Prime Ministers (desde 26 October 2017) Hugo DE JONGE, Karin Kajsa OLLONGREN, and Carola SCHOUTEN (desde 26 October 2017); note - Mark RUTTE heads his third cabinet put in place desde 26 October 2017 cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following Second Chamber elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime ministers are appointed by the monarch |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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