Total number of inhabitants in The Netherlands:  17.602.891   (January 25, 2022)

People

Man: 8,7 million

Women: 8,9 million

People with a migration background: 24,6%

Largest cities in the Netherlands by amount of inhabitants:
(update 2022)

1. Amsterdam     872.922
2. Rotterdam        652.541
3. Den Haag         547.757
4. Utrecht              359.376
5. Eindhoven        235.707
6. Groningen        233.218
7. Tilburg               220.513
8. Almere              214.757
9. Breda                184.077
10. Nijmegen          177.321

Amsterdam is one of the most popular cities in the Netherlands. More than 200 different nationalities live there.

Country code: NLD

Tel. phone: +31

Capital of The Netherlands:  Den Haag

Royal House: The King of The Netherlands is called Willem Alexander

Prime minister: Mark Rutte

Leading Partie: VVD

The Netherlands consists of 13 provinces:

Noord-Holland

Zuid-Holland

Utrecht

Zeeland

Noord-Brabant

Limburg

Overijssel

Gelderland

Flevoland

Groningen

Friesland

Drenthe

Size

neighbouring countries of the Netherlands: Northsea, Germany and Belgium

The length of the land border is 1027 km, while the coastline is 451 km long.

Surface: 41.528 km²

Distance north to south: about 300km

Distance from west to east: about 200km

Highest mountain of The Netherlands is 323 meter, called the Vaalserberg

The lowest point in the Netherlands is the Zuidplaspolder. It is seven meters below sea level

Nature

Holland has 20 national parcs

Island: The islands in the north of Holland are called The Wadden. There are 5 islands.

Texel

Vlieland

Terschelling

Ameland

Schiermonnikoog

Colonies

The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of four countries:

The Netherlands

Aruba

Curacao

Sint Maarten

There are three special municipalities that also belong to the Netherlands:

Bonaire

Saba

Sint Eustatius

Colonies from the past are Suriname (still speaking Dutch), Indonesia, South Afrika (partial speaking Dutch), Guinee and New York.