Netherland

Netherlands Nederland  (Dutch)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Je maintiendrai" (French) "Ik zal handhaven" (Dutch) "I will uphold" historic/other mottos   "concordia res parvae crescunt" (Latin) "Eendracht maakt macht" (Dutch) "Unity makes strength" "Si Deus nobiscum quis contra nos" (Latin) "If God be with us who can be against us"
Anthem: "Wilhelmus" (Dutch) "'William"
Location of the  European Netherlands  (dark green) – in Europe  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)
Location of the  Dutch special municipalities  (green)
Capital and largest city	Amsterdam 52°22′N 4°53′E / 52.367°N 4.883°E / 52.367; 4.883
Official languages	​
• National  • Regional	Dutch Frisian English Papiamento
Recognised regional languages	Limburgish, Dutch Low Saxon
Ethnic groups (2015)	78.3% Dutch 5.9% other Europeans 2.3% Turks 2.2% Moroccans 2.1% Indo 2.0% Surinamese 0.8% Caribbean 6.4% others
Demonym	Dutch
Sovereign state	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Willem-Alexander
• Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Legislature	States General
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence from Spanish Empire
• Proclaimed	26 July 1581
• Recognised	30 January 1648
• Kingdom established	16 March 1815
• Constituent country	15 December 1954
• Incorporation of Caribbean Netherlands	10 October 2010
Area
• Total	41,543 km2 (16,040 sq mi) (134th)
• Water (%)	18.41
Population
• 2017 estimate	17,100,475 (65th)
• Density	412.5/km2 (1,068.4/sq mi) (31st)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$907.619 billion (27th)
• Per capita	$53,139 (13th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$762.694 billion (17th)
• Per capita	$44,654 (13th)
Gini (2015)	26.2 low · 9th
HDI (2015)	0.924 very high · 7th
Currency	Euro (EUR) US dollar (USD) (Caribbean Netherlands only)
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	+31 +599
ISO 3166 code	NL
Internet TLD	.nl, .bq
^ The official motto is in French. The literal translation into English is "I will maintain"; a better translation, however, is "I will hold firm" or "I will uphold" (namely, the integrity and independence of the territory). ^ In 1816 the motto was abbreviated to "God zij met ons" (Dutch). (Used on the edges of coins.) ^ While Amsterdam is the constitutional capital, The Hague is the seat of the government. ^ West Frisian has official status in Friesland. Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish are recognised as regional languages by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Papiamento is recognised by the Dutch government in relation to Bonaire, and English in relation to both Sint Eustatius and Saba. ^ The euro is used in the European part of the Netherlands and replaced the Dutch guilder in 2002. The US dollar is used in the Caribbean Netherlands and replaced the Netherlands Antillean guilder in 2011. ^ CET and CEST are used in the European Netherlands, and AST is used in the Caribbean Netherlands. ^ 599 was the country code designated for the now dissolved Netherlands Antilles. The Caribbean Netherlands still use 599–7 (Bonaire), 599–3 (Sint Eustatius) and 599–4 (Saba). ^ .nl is the common internet top level domain name for the Netherlands. The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. .bq is designated, but not in use, for the Caribbean Netherlands.

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)

The Netherlands (ⁱ/ˈnɛðərləndz/; Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdərˌlɑnt]; Frisian: Nederlân), also known informally as Holland, is a densely populated country in Western Europe, also incorporating three island territories in the Caribbean. It is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The European portion of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, sharing maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, the United Kingdom, and Germany.