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Doing Business in the Netherlands |
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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?
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Profile of the Netherlands |
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| 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. |
| 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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