Netherlands
The Netherlands is an one of the four autonomous countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; with territories in the Caribbean. Its capital is Amsterdam. About 18 million people live there (2024). It covers 37,378 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- People (2024)
- 18 million
- Area
- 37,378 km²
Netherlands at a glance
- In its own language
- Nederland
- Status
- Country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Population
- 17,942,942 (2024)
- Area
- 37,378 km² (14,432 mi²)
- People are called
- Dutch
- Official languages
- Dutch, Dutch Sign Language
- Regional languages
- West Frisian, Papiamento, English
- Currency
- GDP (nominal)
- US$991 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 82 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.931 (2017)
- Gini coefficient
- 29.2 (2019)
- Unemployment
- 3.8% (2018)
- Government
- parliamentary monarchy, constitutional monarchy
- Head of state
- William Alexander of the Netherlands (since 2013)
- Head of government
- Rob Jetten (since 2026)
- Country codes
- NL, NLD
- Calling code
- +31
- Internet domain
- .nl
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 52.316666666667°, 5.55°
The Netherlands and its neighbours
The Netherlands borders Germany and Belgium. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Netherlands
- Neighbours
Divisions of the Netherlands
- Groningen
- Friesland
- Gelderland
- South Holland
- North Holland
- Overijssel
- North Brabant
- Limburg
- Flevoland
- Zeeland
- Drenthe
- Utrecht
- Bonaire
- Sint Eustatius
- Saba
Member of
- NATO
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Council of Europe
- Benelux
- European Space Agency
- European Air Transport Command
- Dutch Language Union
- Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders
- European Southern Observatory
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Paris Club
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Investment Bank
- Bank for International Settlements
- CERN
and 50 more organisations.
How far are you from the Netherlands?
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Questions
What is the capital of the Netherlands?
The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam.
What is the population of the Netherlands?
The Netherlands has about 17,942,942 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is the Netherlands?
The Netherlands covers 37,378 square kilometres (14,432 square miles).
What language is spoken in the Netherlands?
The official languages of the Netherlands are Dutch and Dutch Sign Language.
Which countries border the Netherlands?
The Netherlands shares a border with Germany and Belgium.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.