The statistics below – unless otherwise mentioned – have been provided by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The list was last updated in March 2005. You can find the latest statistics on the CBS website: www.cbs.nl.

1. System of government
2. Geography
3. Population
4. Economy

1. System of Government

		Year
Head of state	Queen Beatrix
Head of government	Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
System of government	Constitutional monarchy
National language	Dutch
Capital city	Amsterdam
Population	744.000	2006
Seat of government	The Hague
Population	475.000	2006
Number of municipalities	443	2006
Number of provinces	12
Provinces	Provincial capital
Noord-Brabant	‘s-Hertogenbosch
Drenthe	Assen
Flevoland	Lelystad
Friesland	Leeuwarden
Groningen	Groningen
Gelderland	Arnhem
Zuid-Holland	Den Haag (The Hague)
Noord-Holland	Haarlem
Limburg	Maastricht
Overijssel	Zwolle
Utrecht	Utrecht
Zeeand	Middelburg

2. Geography

Geography	Value	Year
Total area	41.500 km²	2004
Land	33.800 km²	2004
Water	7.700 km²	2004
Land below sea level	26 %	2005 [i]
National parks	2,8 % of total surface area	2005 [ii]
Geografical position	Western Europa between 53°33’22” and 50°45’4” latitude North between 3°21’30” and 7°13’42” longitude East
Highest point above Amsterdam	Vaalserberg (Limbourg)	323 m
Lowest point below Amsterdam	Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel (South Holland)	– 6.7 m
Climate	temperate maritime
Average temperature	July	17,4 °C
Average temperature	January	2,8 °C

[i] Source: Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management
[ii] Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality

3. Population

Demographics	Value	Year
Population	16.357.000	2007
Population per km 2 of land	485	2007
Increase in population	0,1 %	2006
Average life expectancy: men	77,1 ans	2007
Average life expectancy: women	81,3 ans	2007
Immigration from:	101.000	2006
Germany	10.400
Turkey	3.400
the Dutch Antilles and Aruba	4.900
the United Kingdom	5.600
Belgium	6.100
Emigration (destination)	91.000	2006
Germany	11.000
Belgium	12.000
The United Kingdom	9.000
the Dutch Antilles and Aruba	6.300
the United States	5.000
Persons born in the Netherlands who have remigrated	23.500	2006
Belgium	3.600
Germany	3.600
from the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba	1.900
from the United States	1.500
from the United Kingdom	1.400
Population by age		2006
0-19	24,2 %
20-49	26,4 %
40-64	34,9 %
65 and older	14,5 %
Religion		2004
Catholic	30 %
Protestant	21 %
Muslim	6 %
Hindu	1 %
Other religions	2 %
None	41 %
Educational attainment among the population aged 15-64		2006
Primary education	33 %
Secundary education	41 %
Higher education	25 %
Population born abroad or with one or both parents born abroad	19,4 %	2007
Indonesia	2,4 %
Germany	2,3 %
Turkey	2,3 %
Suriname	2,0 %
Morocco	2,0 %
Persons with a computer at home	82 %	2004
Persons with an Internet connection at home	73 %	2004
Home owners	53 %	2004

4. Economy

Currency	Euro
Exchange rate	1,36 $	July 2007 [iii]
Macroeconomic figures	Value	Year
Gross domestic product (GDP)	505,6 billion euros	2005
Per capita GDP	30.174 euros	2006
GDP growth	1,5 %	2005
Inflation	1,1 %	2006
Start-up enterprises	7,9 %	2005
Enterprises selling via the Internet	53 %	2002
Enterprises with more than 5% of sales via the Internet	24 %	2002
Total workforce	7.500.000	2006
Those in work	7.100.000	2006
Men	72 %	2005
Women	54 %	2005
Unemployment rate	5,5 %	2005
Productivity	70.000 €	2005
Part time workforce	48 %	2005
Those in work per economic sector		2005
Agriculture and fisheries	3 %
Industry	21 %
Commercial services	38%
Non-commercial services	34 %
Contribution to GDP per economic sector		2005
Agriculture and fisheries	2 %
Extractive industries	3 %
Industry	13 %
Energy and water	1 %
Construction	5 %
Trade, hotel and catering, and repair	13 %
Transport, storage and communication	6 %
Financial and business services	24 %
Public sector	11 %
Health care and other services	11 %
Traffic and transport	Value	Year
Main airport	Schiphol (Amsterdam)
Number of passengers	44.100.000	2005
Freight tonnage	1 400 000 tonnes	2005
Main seaport	Rotterdam
Freight tonnage	370.000.000 tonnes	2005
Road per inhabitant	0,008 km	2006
Private cars per 1,000 inhabitants	443	2005
Bicycle ownership	81,4 %	2005
Exports, imports and investment	Value	Year
Value of exports – world ranking	6	2006 [iv]
Export Value	318.100 millions euros	2006
to Belgium	12 %
to Germany	25 %
to France	8 %
to the United Kingdom	9 %
to the United States	5 %
Import value Value: 8 / Year: 2006	285.100 million euros	2006
from Belgium	11 %
from Germany	19 %
from France	5 %
from the United Kingdom	6 %
from the United States	8 %
Dutch foreign investment in:	561.500 million euros	2005 [v]
in Belgium	46.156
in Germany	41.235
in France	35.223
in the United Kingdom	96.422
in the United States	78.470
Foreign investment in the Netherlands from:	407.945 million euros	2005 [vi]
from Belgium	35.807
from Germany	44.526
from France	26.102
from the United Kingdom	57.085
in the United States	69.140

[iii] Source: The Nederlandsche Bank
[iv] Source: wto
[v] Source: The Nederlandsche Bank
[vi] Source: The Nederlandsche Bank