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Fact sheet Netherlands
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Netherlands

Fact Sheet :

- Area : 41,526 sq km

- Population : 16,570,613 (July 2007 est.)

- Capital : Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government

- Language : Dutch (official)

- Currency : euro (EUR)

- Government type : constitutional monarchy

map Netherlands

- Elements of History :

The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EC (now the EU), and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.

- Climate :

temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters

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