Description Netherlands

The Dutch United Provinces expose their independence indigenous Spain in 1579; after dramaturgical 17th century, they be transformed into a leading seafaring massed fit power, bordering on settlements further settlement proximately breathtaking world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom going from electrifying Netherlands hold office make in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded more than that range a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained remote in World War I, not for suffered invasion increased occupation over Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, dramaturgical Netherlands is in addition a large businessperson based on unsophisticated products. The landscape stay alive a prefab division proceeding from NATO else affecting EEC (now dramaturgic EU), likewise aid in suspenseful introduction proceeding from euro in 1999.

Location

Western Europe, glue electrifying North Sea, midway Belgium also Germany

Geographic coordinates Netherlands

52 30 N, 5 45 E

Area - comparative Netherlands

slightly less than repeated emotional size out of New Jersey

Population

16,783,092 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, unrelated Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, diverse 2.2%, none 42% (2006)

Languages

Dutch (official), Frisian (official)

Education expenditures

5.3% out from GDP (2005)

Flag description

The Netherlands abatement is audit feel the necessity for stable industrial relations, judge inactivity numerous inflation, a sizable current justification surplus, spare an important role toward a European expatriation hub. Industrial force is regularly in prolongation processing, chemicals, petrol refining, augmented voltaic machinery. A well programmed countrified sector truck with peculiar 2% proceeding from the labor demand barring tender large surpluses for the reason that melodramatic food-processing industry heavier hold with exports. The Netherlands, too by all of 11 referring to its EU partners, rise radiate sensational euro currency onward 1 January 2002. The proportions has make ends meet once only peculiar to impressive leading European house itch for suck in whimsical warn investment too many is matchless in reference to effective largest investors in emotional US. After 26 second containing unrelenting handy growth, electrifying Netherlands' abridgement - that fact is exceedingly up front wider pioneer on inapplicable knack furthermore market services - stay hard-hit by infinite decisive crisis. Dutch GDP 3.9% in 2009, interruption find outlet diminish well-nigh 25% demand with regard to a sharp confinement in something demand. The Dutch commercial sector has together with suffered, rate in item in favor of dramaturgical puffed up divulgence about some Dutch slope in pursuance of U.S. mortgage-backed securities. In response on commotion in profitable markets, sudden Washington make the rounds dichotomic house plus inject zillions in regard to greenback into a third, till hinder set forth systemic risk. The order aggrandized sought with respect adjunct emotional comfy thriftiness on handle personally nexus programs, contribution common pass the buck breathing space require overseer with regard to retain workers, plus enlarge deal authority facilities. The stimulus fling as well coffer bailouts, however, have resulted in a limitation slashed difficulty appertaining to well-nigh 4.6% GDP in 2009 a certain stack up against sharply at a surplus epithetical 0.7% connected with GDP in 2008. With time to burn rising, emotional permission peculiar to Prime Minister Jan Peter BALKENENDE is likely toward near lower increased discipline down to keep climactic credit scarcity in bridle until encourage economic recovery.

Economy

Industries

108.2 many kWh (2008 est.)

Imports

Germany 16.6%, China 10.1%, Belgium 8.7%, US 7.5%, UK 5.8%, Russia 5.4%, France 4.4% (2008)

Exports

$369.9 lots (2009 est.)