Area 41,526 sq km (16,033 sq mi)
Poplation 16,151,000
Capital city Amsterdam (729,000); The Hague (seat of government, 440,000)
Government Constitution monarchy
Ethnicity Groups: Ducth 83%, Indonesian, Turkish, Moroccan and other
Language Dutch (official), Fristian
Religions Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Islam 4%, others
Currency Euro = 100 cents

The Netherlands lies at the western end of the North European Pain, which extends to the Ural Mountains in Russia.

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