The Netherlands

Area Total 41,543 sq km
Climate temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Natural Resources natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land
Imports $China 16.4%, Germany 15.3%, Belgium 8.5%, US 6.9%, UK 5.1%, Russia 4.3% (2017) – machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing
Exports Germany 24.2%, Belgium 10.7%, UK 8.8%, France 8.8%, Italy 4.2% (2017) – machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, mineral fuels; food and livestock, manufactured goods
Government parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Capital Amsterdam; note – The Hague is the seat of government
Population 17.2 million (July 2018 est.)
Ethnicity Dutch 76.9%, EU 6.4%, Turkish 2.4%, Moroccan 2.3%, Indonesian 2.1%, German 2.1%, Surinamese 2%, Polish 1%, other 4.8% (2018 est.)
Language Dutch (official); Frisian, Low Saxon, Limburgish, Romani, and Yiddish

News about the Netherlands

RSS News Sources: Dutch News | The Guardian
RSS News Sources: Dutch News | The Guardian
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