Capital city: The Hague (capital) Amsterdam (major city) Region: Western Europe Area: 41 526 km² Population: 15 981 472 Main cities: Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Groningue, Tilburg, Haarlem, Nijmegen, Apeldoorn, Enschede, Amsterdam Currency: euro Dial code: 31 Internet code: NL Information: The Netherlands (Nederland in Dutch) is the European part of the Kingdome of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy. It is located to the north west of Europe and is bordered by the North Sea, Belgium and Germany. The term Netherlands is used to designate the whole of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles). In the practice, it is also called Holland. |