Netherlands β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Netherlands covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Netherlands
The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. It has a population of approximately 18.1M. The country covers an area of 41,865 kmΒ². It is located in Western Europe.
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Geography
Netherlands is a country in Western Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 41,865 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Belgium and Germany, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Netherlands has a population of approximately 18,100,436 people. Population density is around 432.4 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Dutch, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Dutch.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Netherlands reports a nominal GDP of about $1.21 trillion. Government debt stood at roughly 54.2% of GDP in 1994. The official currency is the euro (EUR, symbol β¬). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.86 EUR.
Culture & Time
Netherlands operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.nl.
Government & Status
The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +31. Its FIFA country code is NED, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is NL.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.