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Also Known As Koninkrijk der Nederlanden • Holland • Kingdom of The Netherlands • Nederland
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Rob Jetten
Capital Amsterdam
Population (2026 est.) 18,186,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.904 euro
Seat Of Government The Hague
Head Of State Monarch: King Willem-Alexander
Form Of Government constitutional monarchy with a parliament (States General) comprising two houses (Senate [75]; House of Representatives [150])
Official Languages Dutch, Frisian1
Official Religion none
Official Name Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Total Area (Sq Km) 37,390
Total Area (Sq Mi) 14,436
Monetary Unit euro (€)
Population Rank (2026) 71
Population Projection 2030 18,418,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2026) 1,259.8
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2026) 486.4
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 93.5% • Rural: (2024) 6.5%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2023) 80.3 years • Female: (2023) 83.3 years
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2024) 1,124,891
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2024) 62,520
1Frisian was adopted as the second national language on June 20, 2013.

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  • At 1.838 meters, the Dutch have the highest average height in the world.

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Netherlands
Political map of the Netherlands showing provincial boundaries, major cities, and surrounding countries. The map highlights cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven, and Groningen, with the North Sea to the west and international borders with Belgium and Germany. An inset locator map in the top left shows the position of the Netherlands within Europe.
Windmills in Netherlands
Map of northwestern Europe highlighting the Netherlands in orange, bordered by Germany, Belgium, and the North Sea. Major neighboring countries including France, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Poland are also labeled, with Amsterdam marked as the capital.
Physical map of the Netherlands highlighting major rivers, lakes, canals, polders, islands, and national parks, with the country's low elevation areas shown in relation to the North Sea. The map includes a locator inset showing the Netherlands' position in northwestern Europe, bordered by Belgium and Germany.
Urk, Netherlands
A long, straight highway runs along the Afsluitdijk dam, dividing the IJsselmeer lake from the sea in the Netherlands, with water on both sides and a few cars on the road.
Curving flower beds of colorful tulips and blue grape hyacinths bordered by green grass and blooming cherry trees at Keukenhof Gardens near Lisse, Netherlands.
Koninck, Philips: View over a Flat Landscape
Rows of brightly colored tulips in full bloom stretch across flat farmland in the Netherlands under a blue sky.
Explore Holland's population, waterways, and vast tulip cross-breeding and cultivation program
Exploring Amsterdam: Canals, design, and museums
Netherlands: Delta Works flood-control project
Floating houses: A response to rising sea levels
The importance of Rotterdam: Europe's largest seaport
National anthem of the Netherlands
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Mark Rutte wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and navy tie, standing in front of a blue backdrop at a European Council Summit in Brussels.
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Louis of Nassau, panel portrait by an unknown artist, 1574; in the Orange Nassau Museum, Delft, Neth.
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Abraham Kuyper
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