Facts & statistics
Democracy
› Head of State: Queen Beatrix
› Type of state: Constitutional monarchy
› Seat of government: The Hague
› Capital: Amsterdam
› Voting: not compulsory
› Female participation (in parliament): 32,9%
Province - provincial capital
› Groningen - Groningen
› Friesland - Leeuwarden
› Drenthe - Assen
› Overijssel - Zwolle
› Gelderland - Arnhem
› Utrecht - Utrecht
› North Holland - Haarlem
› South Holland - The Hague
› Zeeland - Middelburg
› North Brabant - s’Hertogenbosch
› Limburg - Maastricht
› Flevoland - Lelystad
Source: Wikipedia
Geography
› Forested land: 11,1% of total surface area
› Arable land: 21,96% of total surface area
› Total land surface area: 33.948 square km
› Including water surface area: 41.526 square km
› Belgium borders: 407 km
› Germany borders: 556 km
› North Sea coastline: 642 km
Source: Wikipedia
Population
› Population: 16,5 million
› "Non-Western" non-natives: 1,8 million
› “Western” non-natives: 1,44 million
› Immigrants: 143.000
› Countries of origin of immigrants: EU countries and returning Dutch citizens
› Emigrants: 116.000
› Countries of origin of asylum seekers: mostly Iraq, Somalia and China
Income & labour
› Average income (in euros): 31.000 net
› Labour force: 7,714 million
› Unemployment: 320.000 (4,5% - March 2009)
› Number of job vacancies: 200.000 (decreasing)
› Income distribution: 25,1%
› Population below poverty line: 10,5%
› Public dept: 45,5% of GDP
Other
› Number of households: 7,24 million
› Average life expectancy: 78 years (men) and 82 years (women)
› Average age: 38,7
› Religion: 6 out of 10 persons profess to being religious
› Healthy to very healthy: 81%
› Population density: 481,7 people per square km
› Cars: 383 per 1.000 people
› Walking in dark (perception of safety): 81%
› Prisoners: 112 per 100.000 people
› Daily smokers: 32%
› Broadband subscribers: 4,1 million
› Internet users: 15 million
› Happiness level (quite happy): 55%
› Happiness level (very happy): 40%
› Not proud of their nationality: 23%
› Very proud of their nationality: 23%
› Will fight for country: 69%
› Trust people: 54%
› Household with TV: 99,42%
› Mobile phones: 72,24 per 100 people
› Age at first marriage: 30,7 (men) & 28,3 (women)
› Average size of households: 2,3
› Birth rate: 10,53 births per 1.000 people
› Death rate: 8,71 deaths per 1.000 people
› Divorces: 39,3 per 100 marriages
[2010 Stats] For more facts & statistics visit the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs or NationMaster.com.
