Kingdom of the Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands Koninkrijk der Nederlanden  (Dutch) Reino Hulandes  (Papiamento) Keninkryk fan de Nederlannen  (West Frisian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Je maintiendrai" (French) "Ik zal handhaven" (Dutch) "I will uphold"
Anthem: "Wilhelmus" (Dutch) "'William"
Capital and largest city	Amsterdam 52°22′N 4°53′E / 52.367°N 4.883°E / 52.367; 4.883
Official languages	Dutch (de facto)
Regional languages	West Frisian English Papiamento
Demonym	Dutch
Countries (non-sovereign parts)	Aruba  Curaçao  Netherlands  Sint Maarten
Government	Democratic parliamentary constitutional monarchy with federal elements
• Monarch	Willem-Alexander
• Chairman of the Council of Ministers	Mark Rutte
• Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba	Juan David Yrausquin
• Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao	Marvelyne Wiels
• Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten	Henrietta Doran-York
Independence from the Spanish Empire
• United Netherlands (republic)	26 July 1581 (Declared) 30 January 1648 (Recognised)
• Batavian Republic (republic)	19 January 1795
• Kingdom of Holland (monarchy)	5 June 1806
• Annexation by the French Empire (monarchy)	1 July 1810
• Kingdom of the Netherlands (monarchy)	16 March 1815
• Charter for the Kingdom (colonial inclusion)	15 December 1954
Area
• Total	42,508 km2 (16,412 sq mi) (136th)
• Water (%)	18.41
Population
• 2013 estimate	17,100,715 (61st)
• Density	393/km2 (1,017.9/sq mi) (30th)
Currency	4 currencies Euro (EUR) (Europe) US dollar (USD) (Caribbean Netherlands) NA guilder (ANG) (Curaçao/Sint Maarten) Aruban florin (AWG) (Aruba)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2) AST (UTC-4)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Drives on the	right
Calling code	4 calling codes +31      (Netherlands) +297    (Aruba) +599    (Curaçao / Caribbean) +1 721 (Sint Maarten)
ISO 3166 code	NL
Internet TLD	5 TLDs .nl (Netherlands) .aw  (Aruba) .cw  (Curaçao) .sx  (Sint Maarten) .an   (former Dutch Antilles)

The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; pronounced [ˈkoːnɪŋkrɛik dɛr ˈneːdərlɑndə(n)];Papiamento: Reino Hulandes), commonly known as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in western Europe and in the Caribbean.

The four parts of the kingdom—the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten—are constituent countries (landen in Dutch) and participate on a basis of equality as partners in the kingdom. In practice, however, most of the Kingdom affairs are administered by the Netherlands—which comprises roughly 98% of the Kingdom's land area and population—on behalf of the entire Kingdom. Consequently, the countries of Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten are dependent on the Netherlands for matters like foreign policy and defence, although they are autonomous to a certain degree with their own parliaments.

The vast majority in land area of the constituent country of the Netherlands (as well as the Kingdom) is located in Europe, with the exception of the Caribbean Netherlands: its three special municipalities (Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius) are located in the Caribbean. The constituent countries of Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten are located in the Caribbean as well.