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The Netherlands


Full country name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Area: 41,160 sq km
Population: 15,800,000
Capital city: Amsterdam (population 725,000)
People: Over 95% of the population are Dutch (Germanic and Gallo-Celtic stock), most of the rest are Indonesian, Surinamese or Moroccan
Languages: Netherlandic (Dutch & Flemish), Frisian
Religion: 60% Christian (Roman Catholic and Protestant), 3% Muslim
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Head of state: Queen Beatrix van Oranje Nassau
Prime Minister: Wim Kok

GDP: US$350 billion
GDP per head: US$22,000
Annual growth: 3.7%
Inflation: 2%
Major industries: service industries, banking, electronics, agricultural industries, shipping
Major trading partners: EU (esp.Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, UK), USA
Member of EU: yes
Euro zone participant: yes


More info on Holland:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nl.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/netherlands/