Netherlands

Europe · Western Europe

Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands
Europe · Western Europe · Capital: Amsterdam

Quick facts about Netherlands

Official name	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Capital	Amsterdam
Continent & subregion	Europe · Western Europe
Population	17,877,117 people (world rank 71)
Area	41,850 km²
Density	427 people/km²
Share of world population	0.22% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$1,135.5 billion
Urbanisation	95.3% urban population
Life expectancy	81.9 years
Currency	Euro (€) — EUR
Languages	Dutch
Internet domain	`.nl`
Calling code	+31
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$63,516 · see world ranking
Internet Users	97% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.4 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	3.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	6.9 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	10.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Netherlands did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Belgium Germany

The geographic position is roughly 52.5°, 5.8°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.