| Netherlands Nederland |
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Motto: Je maintiendrai (French)[1]
(Ik zal handhaven) (Dutch)
(I will hold firm) (English)1 |
Anthem: Het Wilhelmus
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Capital
(and largest city) | Amsterdam2
52°19′N05°33′E / 52.317°N 5.55°E / 52.317; 5.55 |
| Official language(s) | Dutch |
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| Recognised regional languages | Frisian (in Friesland), Papiamento (in Bonaire), English (in Sint Eustatius and Saba)3 |
| Ethnic groups (2011) | 79.4% Dutch,
2.3% Turks,
2.2% Indonesians,
2.1% Moroccans,
2% Surinamese,
0.8% Caribbean
8.6% others[2] |
| Demonym | Dutch |
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| Government | Constitutional monarchy,
Unitaryparliamentaryrepresentative democracy |
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| - | Monarch | Beatrix der Nederlanden |
| - | Prime Minister(Demissionary) | Mark Rutte (VVD) |
| - | Deputy Prime Minister(Demissionary) | Maxime Verhagen (CDA) |
| - | Current coalition(Demissionary) | VVD–CDA coalition, a minority cabinet |
| Legislature | States-General |
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| - | Upper house | Senate |
| - | Lower house | House of Representatives |
| Independence | As result of the Eighty Years' War from the Habsburg Empire |
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| - | Declared | 26 July 1581 |
| - | Recognised | 30 January 16484 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 41,543 km2 (135th)
16,039 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 18.41 |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 16,847,007[2] (61st) |
| - | Density | 404.4/km2 (28th)
1,047.4/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $704.034 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $42,183[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $840.433 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | $50,355[3] |
| Gini (2006) | 30.9[dated info] |
| HDI (2011) |  0.910[4] (very high) (3rd) |
| Currency | Euro (€): Netherlands5, United States dollar ($): Caribbean Netherlands6 |
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| Time zone | CET and AST(UTC+1 and −4) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | CEST and AST
(UTC+2 and −4) |
| Drives on the | right |
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| Internet TLD | .nl7 |
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| Calling code | +31, +5998 |
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| 1 | ^ The official motto is in French; the literal translation to English is "I will maintain", however, the meaning translates better as I will hold firm, or I will uphold (namely, the integrity and independence of the territory) |
| 2 | ^ While Amsterdam is the constitutional capital, The Hague is the seat of the government. |
| 3 | ^Frisian (Friesland),[5]Papiamento (Bonaire)[6] and English (Sint Eustatius and Saba)[6] have a formal status in certain parts of the country. Yiddish and the Romani language are recognised as non-territorial languages.[citation needed]Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish are recognised as regional languages by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. |
| 4 | ^Peace of Westphalia |
| 5 | ^ Before 2002: Dutch guilder. |
| 6 | ^ The United States dollar is the sole legal tender within the Caribbean Netherlands. Before 2011: Netherlands Antillean guilder. |
| 7 | ^ The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. |
| 8 | ^ 599 was the country code designated for the now dissolved Netherlands Antilles. The Caribbean Netherlands still use 599-7 (Bonaire), 599-3 (Sint Eustatius) and 599-4 (Saba). |
![Location of the Netherlands (dark green)– in Europe (light green & dark grey)– in the European Union (light green) — [Legend]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EU-Netherlands.svg)
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