FACTS ABOUT NETHERLANDS

OFFICIAL NAME : Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Kingdom of the Netherlands)

FORM OF GOVERNMENT : constitutional monarchy with a parliament (States General) comprising two houses (Senate [75]; House of Representatives [150])

HEAD OF STATE : Monarch: King Willem-Alexander

HEAD OF GOVERNMENT : Prime Minister: Mark Rutte

CAPITAL : Amsterdam

SEAT OF GOVERNMENT : The Hague

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE : Dutch, Frisian

OFFICIAL RELIGION : none

MONETARY UNIT : euro (€)

POPULATION : (2016 est.) 17,028,000

TOTAL AREA (SQ MI) : 16,158

TOTAL AREA (SQ KM) : 41,850

URBAN-RURAL POPULATION : 

Urban: (2014) 89.9%

Rural: (2014) 10.1%

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH : 

Male: (2015) 79.7 years

Female: (2015) 83.1 years

LITERACY: PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION AGE 15 AND OVER LITERATE : 

Male: (2009) 100%

Female: (2009) 100%

GNI PER CAPITA (U.S.$) : (2015) 48,940

                                                      

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