General Statistics on the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Government
| Head of State |
HM Queen Beatrix |
| Form of government |
Constitutional monarchy | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital |
Amsterdam |
| Seat of government |
The Hague |
| Administratieve structure |
Twelve provinces and the overseas territories of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Martin. The overseas islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius, all three of which are situated in the Caribbean, are ‘special municipalities of the Netherlands’ since 10 October 2010. |
Geography and demography
| Surface area |
33,800 km2 | 13,050 mi2 |
| Location |
Western Europe, by the North Sea, bordering Belgium and Germany |
| Climate |
Temperate maritime |
| Average temperatures |
16oC / 61oF (Summer) | 3oC / 37oF (Winter) |
| Population |
16,725,902 (December 2011) |
| Population density |
495/km2 (December 2011) |
| Labor force |
7,811,000 (2011) |
| Languages |
Dutch, Frisian |
| English spoken by |
85% of the population |
Economic performance
| Economic growth |
1.1% (December 2011) |
| Inflation |
2.5% (January 2012) |
| Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted |
6% of total labor force (January 2012) |
| Most important export destinations |
Germany, Belgium, the UK and France
(Europe 82%) |
Sources: Statistics Netherlands 2011/2012, Holland Compared 2012
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