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Netherlands

52.5N 5.8E · 33 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
BIRTH OF THE DUTCH REPUBLIC · 1581 (INDEPENDENCE RECOGNISED 1648)
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1890 – present · The World Wars, Decolonisation and the Modern Netherlands
7 EVENTS
1942–1945 · The Holocaust in the Netherlands 2 REFS
27 Dec 1949 · Indonesian independence 2 REFS
1700 – 1890 · Decline, French Rule and the Kingdom of the Netherlands
6 EVENTS
1815 · Kingdom of the Netherlands founded 2 REFS
1 Jul 1863 · Abolition of slavery 2 REFS
1602 – 1700 · The Golden Age: Trade, the VOC, Art and Empire
5 EVENTS
1602 · Founding of the VOC 1 REF
1621 · Founding of the Dutch West India Company 2 REFS
1555 – 1648 · The Dutch Revolt and the Birth of the Republic
5 EVENTS
26 Jul 1581 · Act of Abjuration 2 REFS
1648 · Peace of Münster (Westphalia) 2 REFS
1384 – 1555 · Burgundian and Habsburg Rule
5 EVENTS
18–19 Nov 1421 · St. Elizabeth's flood 2 REFS
1555 · Abdication of Charles V 2 REFS
c. 57 BCE – 1384 CE · The Low Countries: Romans, Frisians and Medieval Counties
5 EVENTS
57 BCE · Caesar campaigns in the Low Countries 2 REFS
69–70 CE · The Batavian Revolt 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Amsterdam
Population
17 m
Area
41,850 km²
Region
Western Europe
Languages
Dutch
Currency
Euro (€)
Demonym
Dutch
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$1.33 T’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$73,684’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
1.8%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.3%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
150.1%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
18 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
82.0 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
95.9%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.4’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
85.8’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
73.2’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
85.4’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
82.0’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
86.3’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
86.5’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
10.0%’24 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.88’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
3.9’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
89.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
100.0%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
5.2%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
104.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
137.5%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
86.6%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
2.3%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
6,563’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
97.0%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
129’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
23.5%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
33,670 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
11.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
53.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
6.6’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
12.2%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.3%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.9%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$23 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
41,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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