Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Western EuropeNLNLD
Population
16.66M
Capital
Amsterdam
Country Overview
Geography
Basic Information
- Common Name
- Netherlands
- Official Name
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Region
- Western Europe
- Population
- 16.66M
Codes & Identifiers
- Alpha-2 Code
- NL
- Alpha-3 Code
- NLD
- Olympic Code
- 528
- Area
- 41,850 km²
Time Zones
- UTC+01:00
Languages
Dutch
Continents
Europe
Currencies
- € - Euro (EUR)
International Associations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) European Union (EU) European Economic Area (EEA)
Geographic Location
Coordinates: 4.90°, 52.37°
Netherlands is located in , specifically in the Western Europe region. It shares borders with 2 countries.
About Netherlands
The capital city, Amsterdam, serves as the country's political and often cultural center. The language spoken include Dutch.
Geographic Facts
- Our planet has seven continents and five oceans.
- Earth's circumference at the equator is approximately 40,075 kilometers.
- About 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water.