| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Dutch | Other languages: Frisian |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .nl | International Dialling Code: 31 |
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For help planning your trip to Netherlands including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Netherlands trip planning page.
Further information on Netherlands
Discover more about Netherlands - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 41,526 sq km (7,643 sq km under water)
Coastline: 451 km (North Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Belgium (450km), Germany (577km)
Highest mountain: Vaalserberg (322m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Netherlands from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Full democracy | 10/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 17/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Good situation | 4/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 8/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 5/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Kingdom of the Netherlands Status: Independent Country
Population: 16,877,351 (rank: 65/196) Density: 406.4 people/sq km (rank: 17/196)
Ethnic groups: Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Netherlands Antilles & Aruba 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)
GDP (PPP): $696.3 billion GDP per capita: $41,400 (rank: 14/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.