Outline of the Netherlands

• Pronunciation: /ˈnɛðərləndz/ ^ⓘ NEDH-ər-ləndz
• Common English country names: Netherlands, (imprecisely Holland)
• Official English country name: Netherlands
  • A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which comprises the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
• Common endonym(s): Nederland
  • Pronunciation: [ˈneːdərlɑnt] ^ⓘ
• Official endonym(s): Nederland
• Adjectivals: Dutch, Netherlands
• Demonym(s): Dutch
• Etymology: Name of the Netherlands
• International rankings of the Netherlands
• ISO country codes: NL, NLD, 528
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NL
• Internet country code top-level domain: .nl

Geography of the Netherlands

• The Netherlands is:
  • a country, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • a member state of the European Union
  • a member state of NATO
• Location (European Netherlands):
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Western Europe
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of the Netherlands:
    • North: 53°33′18″N 6°28′41″E
    • East: 53°10′49″N 7°13′40″E
    • South: 50°45′01.5″N 5°54′54.0″E
    • West: 51°18′57″N 3°21′30″E
    • High: Vaalserberg 322 m (1,056 ft)
    • Low: Zuidplaspolder −6.7 m (−22 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 1,027 km

  Germany 577 km

  Belgium 450 km

• Coastline: North Sea 451 km

• Population of the Netherlands: 17,000,002
• Area of the Netherlands: 41,526 km² / 16,033 sq mi
  • Water: 18.41%
• Atlas of the Netherlands

Environment of the Netherlands

• Climate of the Netherlands
• Renewable energy in the Netherlands
• Geology of the Netherlands
• Protected areas of the Netherlands
  • Biosphere reserves in the Netherlands
  • National parks of the Netherlands
• Wildlife of the Netherlands
  • Fauna of the Netherlands
    • Birds of the Netherlands
    • Mammals of the Netherlands

• Islands of the Netherlands
• Lakes of the Netherlands
• Rivers of the Netherlands
• World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands

Regions of the Netherlands

Administrative divisions of the Netherlands

• Provinces of the Netherlands
  • Municipalities of the Netherlands

Provinces of the Netherlands

Municipalities of the Netherlands

• Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam, though the seat of government is in The Hague
• Cities of the Netherlands

Demographics of the Netherlands

• Dutch people
• Ethnic minorities in the Netherlands

• Form of government: constitutional monarchy, democracy
• Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam. Note that the seat of government is in The Hague
• Elections in the Netherlands
  • European Parliament election, 2024
  • Dutch general election, 2023
  • Dutch Senate election, 2023
  • Dutch provincial elections, 2023
  • Dutch water board elections, 2023
  • Dutch municipal elections, 2022
• Political parties in the Netherlands
• Taxation in the Netherlands

Government of the Netherlands

• Head of state: Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• Cabinet of the Netherlands: List of cabinets of the Netherlands

• Parliament of the Netherlands: States General (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Netherlands
  • Lower house: House of Representatives of the Netherlands

Court system of the Netherlands

• Supreme Court of the Netherlands

Foreign relations of the Netherlands

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
• Diplomatic missions in the Netherlands
• Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands

International organization membership of the Netherlands

• Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
• World Veterans Federation

• Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands
• Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands

Law of the Netherlands

• Ministry of Security and Justice of the Netherlands
• Capital punishment in the Netherlands
• Constitution of the Netherlands
• Human rights in the Netherlands
  • LGBT rights in the Netherlands
    • Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands
  • Religion in the Netherlands
  • Euthanasia in the Netherlands
  • Abortion in the Netherlands
• Law enforcement in the Netherlands
  • Prostitution in the Netherlands
  • Drug policy of the Netherlands
    • Gedogen (toleration of certain illegal practices for the greater good)

Military of the Netherlands

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: the Government
  • Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands
  • Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff
• Forces
  • Royal Netherlands Army
    • Korps Commandotroepen (special forces commando)
  • Royal Netherlands Navy
    • Netherlands Marine Corps (special forces marines)
  • Royal Netherlands Air Force
  • Royal Marechaussee (military police)
• Military history of the Netherlands
• Military ranks of the Dutch armed forces

Politics in the Netherlands

• Provincial politics in the Netherlands
• Water board
• Municipal politics in the Netherlands

• Military history of the Netherlands

Culture of the Netherlands

• Architecture of the Netherlands
  • Dutch Baroque architecture
  • Dutch Colonial architecture
  • Dutch Colonial Revival architecture
• Cannabis in the Netherlands
• Cuisine of the Netherlands
• Ethnic minorities in the Netherlands
• Festivals in the Netherlands
  • Music festivals in the Netherlands (category)
  • Cabaret
• Languages of the Netherlands
• Media in the Netherlands
• National symbols of the Netherlands
  • Coat of arms of the Netherlands
  • Flag of the Netherlands
  • National anthem of the Netherlands
• Dutch people
• Prostitution in the Netherlands
• Public holidays in the Netherlands
• Records of the Netherlands
• Religion in the Netherlands
  • Buddhism in the Netherlands
  • Christianity in the Netherlands
  • Hinduism in the Netherlands
  • Islam in the Netherlands
  • Judaism in the Netherlands
  • Sikhism in the Netherlands
• World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands

• Art in the Netherlands
• Cinema of the Netherlands
• Literature of the Netherlands
• Music of the Netherlands
• Television in the Netherlands
• Theatre in the Netherlands

Sports in the Netherlands

• Football in the Netherlands

Economy of the Netherlands

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 16th (sixteenth)
• Agriculture in the Netherlands
• Banking in the Netherlands
  • National Bank of the Netherlands
• Communications in the Netherlands
  • Internet in the Netherlands
• Companies of the Netherlands
• Currency of the Netherlands: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • ISO 4217: EUR
• Energy in the Netherlands
  • Energy policy of the Netherlands
  • Oil industry in the Netherlands
• Health care in the Netherlands
• Mining in the Netherlands
• Amsterdam Stock Exchange
  • AEX index
• Tourism in the Netherlands
• Transport in the Netherlands
  • Airports in the Netherlands
  • Cycling in the Netherlands
  • Rail transport in the Netherlands
  • Road transport in the Netherlands
  • Roads in the Netherlands
• Water supply and sanitation in the Netherlands

Education in the Netherlands

Netherlands

• Index of Netherlands-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

  Wikimedia Atlas of the Netherlands

• About the Netherlands -- Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Overheid.nl - official Dutch government portal
• Government.nl - official Dutch government web site
• "Provinces of Netherlands". Statoids.
• CIA - The World Factbook -- Netherlands
• CBS - Key figures from the Dutch bureau of statistics
•   Netherlands travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Local news and features on the Netherlands,Expatica
• Holland.com - English website of the Netherlands tourist office