Netherlands Short Introduction for Travelers

Capital Amsterdam
Government parliamentary democracy with constitutional monarch
Currency Euro (€) (mainland)
U.S. Dollar ($)(special municipalities in the Caribbean)
Area 41,543km²
water: 7,650km²
land: 33,893km²
Population 16,803,893 (2013 estimate)
Language Dutch (official & main)
Frisian (official in Friesland)
English (official in Amsterdam and the special municipalities of Saba and Sint Eustatius)
Religion (2013) Roman Catholic 23.7%, Protestant 10.2%, Muslim 5,5%, other 6%, unaffiliated 51.3-61% / (2014) Atheism 25%, Agnosticism 31%, Ietsism 27%, Theism 17%
Electricity 230V, 50Hz (European plug)
Country code +31
Internet TLD nl.
Time Zone UTC +1

Best 5 Places To Visit in Netherlands

1 Rijksmuseum VONDELPARK & THE SOUTH
2 Anne Frank Huis WESTERN CANAL RING
3 Museum het Rembrandthuis NIEUWMARKT, PLANTAGE & THE EASTERN ISLANDS
4 Vondelpark VONDELPARK & THE SOUTH
5 Van Gogh Museum VONDELPARK & THE SOUTH