Netherlands: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 52.22745 / longitude: 4.57342

General information

Education

You can find famous universities here like Utrecht University, University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Groningen. The inhabitants stay 19 years in school (tertiary education included).

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $1,012,846,760,976 USD, placing it at position 17 in the market. The sign for the local currency is € (EUR). In this country, a Big Mac is sold at 4.50€ (corresponding to $4.61 USD).

Population

With a birth growth rate at 0.36%, the median age is 42.80 years. There are 17,056,600 inhabitants, or 0.229% of the population of planet earth.

Geography

The inhabitants speak the following languages: Dutch. Country territory measures 41,850 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, 'S-Gravenhage, Utrecht, Eindhoven. The capital of this country is Amsterdam and the country has a border with Belgium, Germany.

Culture

Interesting food you need to try here: Stamppot, hutspot. There are UNESCO listed sites: Schokland and Surroundings, Defence Line of Amsterdam, Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout, Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao, Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station).

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +31, the country's websites have the domain name ".nl", the ISO code is NL Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands for more information about this nation.

Summary

Flag
ISO code NL
Capital Amsterdam
Population 17,056,600
World percentage 0.229%
Median age 42.80 years
Population growth rate 0.36%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Dutch
GDP (2021) $1,012,846,760,976
GDP position #17
Big Mac local price 4.50€
Big Mac USD price $4.61
Currency code EUR
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 19 years
National dish Stamppot, hutspot
TLD .nl
Phone prefix +31
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

Regions


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