Netherlands

Official Name:

Kingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands)

Area:

41.526 km ²

Population (2007):

16.570.613 inhabitants

Coastline:

451 km

Capital:

Amsterdam

Maritime Ports and terminals:

Amsterdam, Groningen, IJmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Vlissingen, Zaanstad

Maritime claims:

• Territorial sea: 12 nm
• Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

Political divisions:

12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland (Fryslan), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland (South Holland)

Language(s):

Dutch (official), Frisian (official)

National holiday:

Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 and 1980)

Nationality:

Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)

Official time:

UTC 1. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October Note: The Hague (seat of government)

Member of:

AfDB, Arctic Council (observer), AsDB, Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUC, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, SECI (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Internet country code:

.nl

Economic Profile

Currency:

Euro (EUR)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

USD32.100 (2006 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):

(2006 est.) USD 612.700.000.000

PIB (Real growth rate:

2,9% (2006 est.)

GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)

• Agriculture: 2,1%
• Industry: 23,9%
• Services: 73,9%

Labor force:

7.6 million (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation (2004):

• Agriculture 2%
• Industry: 19%
• Services 79%

Unemployment rate:

5,5% (2006 est.)

Inflation rate (Consumer prices):

1,4% (2006 est)

Investment (Gross Fixed):

19,3% del PIB (2006 est.)

Budget:

• Revenues: USD304.300.000.000
• Expenditures: USD306.500.000.000

Public debt:

50,8% of GDP (2006 est.)

Current account balance:

USD 50.170.000.000 (2006 est.)

Exports:

USD 413.800.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Exports - Commodities:

Machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs

Exports - Partners:

Germany 24,9%, Belgium 13%, France 9,4%, UK 9,2%, Italy 5,7%, US 4,3%, Spain 4,1% (2005)

Imports:

USD 373.800.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)

Imports - Commodities:

Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing

Imports - partners:

Germany 16,6%, Belgium 9,3%, China 8,8%, US 7,6%, UK 5,8%, France 4,7%, Russia 4,4% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

USD 10.240.000.000 (2006 est.)

Debt - external:

USD 1.899.000.000.000 (2006)