Flag of the Netherlands

Coat of arms of the Netherlands

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

Netherlands – parliamentary 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 European Netherlands 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: /ˈnɛðərləndz/ ^ⓘ NEDH-ər-ləndz
• 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, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
• Common endonym(s): Nederland
  • Pronunciation: [ˈneːdərlɑnt] ^ⓘ
• Official endonym(s): Nederland
• Adjectivals: Dutch, Netherlands
• Demonym(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

Geography of the Netherlands

Geography of the Netherlands

• 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 (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of the Netherlands:
    • 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 322 m (1,056 ft)
    • Low: Zuidplaspolder −6.7 m (−22 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 1,027 km

Germany 577 km

Belgium 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

Government and politics of the Netherlands

• Form of government: constitutional monarchy, democracy
• Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam. Note that the seat of government is in The Hague
• Elections in the Netherlands
  • European Parliament election, 2024
  • Dutch general election, 2023
  • Dutch Senate election, 2023
  • Dutch provincial elections, 2023
  • Dutch water board elections, 2023
  • Dutch municipal elections, 2022
• Political parties in the Netherlands
• Taxation in the Netherlands

History of the Netherlands

• Military history of the Netherlands

Culture of the Netherlands

Culture of the Netherlands

• Architecture of the Netherlands
  • Dutch Baroque architecture
  • Dutch Colonial architecture
  • Dutch Colonial Revival architecture
• Cannabis in the Netherlands
• Cuisine of the Netherlands
• Ethnic minorities in the Netherlands
• Festivals in the Netherlands
  • Music festivals in the Netherlands (category)
  • Cabaret
• Languages of the Netherlands
• Media in the Netherlands
• National symbols of the Netherlands
  • Coat of arms of the Netherlands
  • Flag of the Netherlands
  • National anthem of the Netherlands
• Dutch people
• Prostitution in the Netherlands
• Public holidays in the Netherlands
• Records of the Netherlands
• Religion in the Netherlands
  • Buddhism in the Netherlands
  • Christianity in the Netherlands
  • Hinduism in the Netherlands
  • Islam in the Netherlands
  • Judaism in the Netherlands
  • Sikhism in the Netherlands
• World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands

Economy and infrastructure of the Netherlands

Economy of the Netherlands

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 16th (sixteenth)
• Agriculture in the Netherlands
• Banking in the Netherlands
  • National Bank of the Netherlands
• Communications in the Netherlands
  • Internet in the Netherlands
• Companies of the Netherlands
• Currency of the Netherlands: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR
• Energy in the Netherlands
  • Energy policy of the Netherlands
  • Oil industry in the Netherlands
• Health care in the Netherlands
• Mining in the Netherlands
• Amsterdam Stock Exchange
  • AEX index
• Tourism in the Netherlands
• Transport in the Netherlands
  • Airports in the Netherlands
  • Cycling in the Netherlands
  • Rail transport in the Netherlands
  • Road transport in the Netherlands
  • Roads in the Netherlands
• Water supply and sanitation in the Netherlands

Education in the Netherlands

Education in the Netherlands

See also

Netherlands

• Index of Netherlands-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the Netherlands

• About the Netherlands -- Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Overheid.nl - official Dutch government portal
• Government.nl - official Dutch government web site
• "Provinces of Netherlands". Statoids.
• CIA - The World Factbook -- Netherlands
• CBS - Key figures from the Dutch bureau of statistics
• Netherlands travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Local news and features on the Netherlands,Expatica
• Holland.com - English website of the Netherlands tourist office