Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Netherlands sits in Western Europe and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Amsterdam
1.5M
Rotterdam
1M
The Hague
548.3K
Population
18M
18,044,027 people
Area
41.9K km2
41,850 square kilometers
Density
431/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Amsterdam
52.35, 4.92
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Netherlands, officially listed here as Kingdom of the Netherlands, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Netherlands, NL, NLD, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Netherlands is grouped under Europe, more specifically Western Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 18,044,027 people and a land area of 41,850 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 431 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 52.5, 5.75, while the capital coordinate reference is 52.35, 4.92. Netherlands shares listed land borders with BEL, DEU, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Amsterdam (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Maastricht. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Netherlands, capital of Netherlands, and major urban areas in Netherlands. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone, NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Netherlands uses calling code +31, postal format #### @@, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include Dutch. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as NL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 25.7 for 2021.
How to use this profile
This Netherlands profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
NL / NLD
Top-level domains
.nl
Continents
Europe
Border countries
BEL, DEU
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
NL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Netherlands is represented by the NL country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Amsterdam
Noord-Holland
1,477,213
primary
#2
Rotterdam
Zuid-Holland
1,026,250
minor
#3
The Hague
Zuid-Holland
548,320
primary
#4
Utrecht
Utrecht
359,370
admin
#5
Maastricht
Limburg
277,721
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+31
Postal format
#### @@
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Dutch
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
25.7
2021