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