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Also Known As Koninkrijk der Nederlanden • Nederland • Holland • Kingdom of The Netherlands
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Mark Rutte
Capital Amsterdam
Population (2024 est.) 18,031,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.932 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 Language Dutch, Frisian1
Official Religion none
Official Name Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Total Area (Sq Km) 41,543
Total Area (Sq Mi) 16,040
Monetary Unit euro (€)
Population Rank (2023) 66
Population Projection 2030 18,418,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2023) 1,120.6
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2023) 432.7
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2020) 92.2% • Rural: (2020) 7.8%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2021) 79.7 years • Female: (2021) 83 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: % • Female: %
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2022) 1,016,725
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2022) 57,430
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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Geert Wilders
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Dutch politician
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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Dutch noble
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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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Dutch political leader
Filips van Montmorency, count van Horne
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Abraham Kuyper
Abraham Kuyper
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William II
William II
king of The Netherlands
Juliana, detail of an oil painting by W.G. Hofker, 1949.
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queen of The Netherlands
Willem Drees
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regent of The Netherlands [1480-1530]
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Spanish governor of The Netherlands
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