General facts
Inhabitants: 16,421,651 (April 2008)
Inhabitants/msq : 394.3 (2007)
Capital: Amsterdam
Official language: Nederlands
Surface: 41,528 km2 (18.41% water)
Provinces: 12
Religion: 27.0% Roman-Catholic, 15.7% Protestant, 1.0% other Christian den., 5.8% Muslim, 2.3% other religions, 48.2 no denomiation
Unemployment rate: 4.1% (March-May 2008)
Currency: Euro
Inflation: 2.4% (May 2008)
National holiday: April 30th (Queen's Day), May 5th (Liberation Day)
UTC : GMT +1 (Summer +2)
Web : .nl
Code : NLD
Tel. : +31
Motto: Je maintiendrai
National hymn: Wilhelmus
Bicycles: app. 20 million
Cows: 4.5 million
Dogs: 1.76 million
Cats: 3.3 million
Horses: app. 400,000