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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Netherlands 
 Main prefix
 PA 
 Time zone
 +1 h 
 Continent
 Europe 
 
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 Netherlands 

 Netherlands - contains of following DXCC entities:
Geographic units included in this geographic unit on other continents:
 
          Netherlands          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; one of the oldest flags in constant use, originating with William I, Prince of Orange, in the latter half of the 16th century.
 
          Netherlands          
 
 Netherlands 
 Capital: 
Amsterdam, The Hague is the seat of government
 Administrative
 divisions: 
12 provinces (provincien, singular - provincie): Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, and Zuid-Holland.
 Population: 
16,067,754 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Dutch
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
52° 30' N, 5° 45' E
 Area total: 
41,526 sq. km
 Land area: 
33,883 sq. km
 Water area: 
7,643 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,027 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km
 Coastline: 
451 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Zuidplaspolder -7 m - Vaalserberg 322 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.nl
 Currency: 
euro (EUR)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Kingdom of the Netherlands
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Netherlands
 Name - local
 long form: 
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
 Name - local
 short form: 
Nederland
 Independence: 
1579 (from Spain)
the northern provinces of the Low Country concluded the Union of Utrecht, but it was 1648 before Spain finally recognized their independence
 Constitution: 
adopted 1814, amended many times, last time 17 February 1983
 Government
 type: 
constitutional monarchy
 Dependent
 areas: 
Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
 National
 holiday: 
Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April
 
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