User:Jesscao/sandbox/Infobox/Country

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Netherlands
Nederland (Dutch)
Motto: "Je maintiendrai" (French)
"Ik zal handhaven" (Dutch)
"I will uphold"[a]
Anthem: "Wilhelmus" (Dutch)
"'William"
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Location of the European Netherlands (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green)
Location of the European Netherlands (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green)

Location of the Dutch special municipalities (green)
Location of the Dutch special municipalities (green)
Capital
and largest city
Amsterdam[b]
52°22′N 4°53′E / 52.367°N 4.883°E / 52.367; 4.883
Official languagesNational: Dutch
Regional: West Frisian, English, Papiamento[c]
Recognised regional languagesLimburgish, Dutch Low Saxon[c]
Ethnic groups
(2014[1])
Religion
Catholicism 23.7%,[2] Protestantism 10.2%,[3] Islam 5.0%,[4] other faiths and religions 6.0%[4]
Demonym(s)Dutch
Sovereign state Kingdom of the Netherlands
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Willem-Alexander
Mark Rutte
LegislatureStates General
• Upper house
Senate
• Lower house
House of Representatives
Independence from Spain
26 July 1581
30 January 1648
• Kingdom established
16 March 1815
15 December 1954
Area
• Total
41,543 km2 (16,040 sq mi) (134th)
• Water (%)
18.41
Population
• 2015 estimate
16,912,640[5] (63rd)
• Density
435.4/km2 (1,127.7/sq mi) (24th)
GDP (PPP)2015 estimate
• Total
$818.249 billion[6] (27th)
• Per capita
$48,317 (15th)
GDP (nominal)2015 estimate
• Total
$749.365 billion[6] (18th)
• Per capita
$44,249 (15th)
Gini (2011)25.8[7]
low (111th)
HDI (2013)Steady 0.915[8]
very high (4th)
Currency
Time zoneUTC-4 (CET (UTC+1)[e]
AST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC-4 (CEST (UTC+2)
AST)
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Driving sideright
Calling code
ISO 3166 codeNL
Internet TLD.nl, .bq, .frl[g]
  1. ^ The official motto is in French. The literal translation into English is "I will maintain"; a better translation, however, is "I will hold firm" or "I will uphold" (namely, the integrity and independence of the territory).[original research?]
  2. ^ While Amsterdam is the constitutional capital, The Hague is the seat of the government.
  3. ^ West Frisian (Friesland),[9] Papiamento (Bonaire)[10] and English (Sint Eustatius and Saba)[10] have a formal status in certain parts of the country. Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish are recognised as regional languages by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
  4. ^ The euro is used in the European Netherlands and replaced the Dutch guilder in 2002. The US dollar is used in the Caribbean Netherlands and replaced the Netherlands Antillean guilder in 2011.[11]
  5. ^ CET and CEST are used in the European Netherlands, and AST is used in the Caribbean Netherlands.
  6. ^ 599 was the country code designated for the now dissolved Netherlands Antilles. The Caribbean Netherlands still use 599-7 (Bonaire), 599-3 (Sint Eustatius) and 599-4 (Saba).
  7. ^ .nl is the common internet top level domain name for the Netherlands. The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. .bq is designated, but not in use, for the Caribbean Netherlands. .frl is in use for websites in Frisian or related to the province of Fryslân, including the provincial government.
  1. ^ Official CBS website containing all Dutch demographic statistics. Cbs.nl. Retrieved on 30 October 2014.
  2. ^ Kaski: Cijfers Rooms-Katholieke Kerk
  3. ^ Kaski: Kerncijfers 2012
  4. ^ a b Centraal Bureau voor der Statistiek: De religieuze kaart van Nederland, 2010-2013.
  5. ^ "Population counter". Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Netherlands". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)". Eurostat Data Explorer. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  8. ^ "2014 Human Development Report Summary" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2014. pp. 21–25. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Wet gebruik Friese taal in het rechtsverkeer" (in Dutch). wetten.nl. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  10. ^ a b "Invoeringswet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba" (in Dutch). wetten.nl. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Wet geldstelsel BES". Dutch government. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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