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Capital Netherlands : |
Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Netherlands :
| Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km .
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| Climate Netherlands :
| temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters .
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| Life expectancy Netherlands :
| 78.68 years .
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| Fertility rate Netherlands :
| 1.66 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Netherlands :
| constitutional monarchy .
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| Population Netherlands :
| 16,318,199 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Netherlands :
| 41,526 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Netherlands :
| 10.004 million (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Netherlands :
| 12.5 million (2003) .
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| International Country Code Netherlands :
| 31.
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| Sex ratio total Netherlands :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Netherlands ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Netherlands ratio 15 64 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Netherlands ratio 65 :
| 0.72 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Netherlands :
| $12.09 billion (2003) |
| HIV Netherlands :
| 0.2% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Netherlands :
| NA |
| Literacy Netherlands :
| 99% (2000 est.) |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Netherlands :
| 2,80% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Netherlands :
| 25.1% (1994) |
| Inflation Netherlands :
| 2.1% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Netherlands :
| 5.3% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Netherlands :
| 8.5 million (2003) |
| Location Netherlands :
| Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany |
| Geographic Coordinates Netherlands :
| 52 30 N, 5 45 E |
| Religion Netherlands :
| Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998) |
| Administrative region Netherlands :
| 12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland |
| Terrain Netherlands :
| mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Netherlands :
| Zuidplaspolder -7 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Netherlands :
| Vaalserberg 322 m |
| Natural resources Netherlands :
| natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land |
| Land use arable land Netherlands :
| 26,71% |
| Land use permanentcrops Netherlands :
| 0,97% |
| Irrigated land Netherlands :
| 5,650 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Netherlands :
| flooding |
| Environment current issues Netherlands :
| water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid rain |
| Geography note Netherlands :
| located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde) |
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