Did you know that….
* The Netherlands and Holland are the same place?
* One-quarter of Holland is below sea level?
* The Dutch are traders by nature – The Netherlands has a variety of experienced importers, sales agents, and distributors well versed in international trade.
* Most Dutch people speak a foreign language as well as Dutch?
the relative ease of doing business, the high level of proficiency in English, and its world-class and user-friendly transportation and distribution infrastructure make the Netherlands an ideal country for European operations location for foreign companies.
Profile of the Netherlands
Form of government Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy
Head of state 12 provinces; Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland,
Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland.
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Currency Euro
Location Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
Capital Amsterdam
Largest cities Amsterdam: 747,093 inhabitants
Rotterdam : 582,951 inhabitants
The Hague : 475,681 inhabitants
Utrecht : 294,737 inhabitants
Area Total : 41,526 square kilometres
Land : 33,883 square kilometres
Water : 7,643 square kilometres
Land boundaries Total: 1,027 kilometres
Belgium: 450 kilometres, Germany: 577 kilometres
Coastline 451 kilometres
Population 16,527,595 (August 2009)
Age structure 0 – 20 years: 24
20 – 45 years: 34
45 – 65 years : 27
65 – 80 years : 11
80-years and older: 4
Ethnic groups Dutch: 80%, other: 20% (of which 11% are non-Western origin; mainly Turks, Moroccans, Antilleans, Surinamese and Indonesians (2008)
Religion Roman Catholic: 28%, Protestant: 19%, Muslim: 6%, other: 4%, none: 43% (2007)
Languages Dutch (official)
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