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Region: Europe

Capital: Amsterdam, The Hague

Population: 17,280,396

Area Total: 37,330

Area Land: 33,920

Climate: Temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Amsterdam 741,636 2020
Rotterdam 598,199 2020
The Hague 474,292 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Europe
Population: 17,280,396
Area Total: 37,330km2
Area Land: 33,920km2
Coast Line: 451km
Capital: Amsterdam, The Hague
Climate: Temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Languages: Dutch; several other languages also spoken
Currency: 1 Euro = 100 cents
Holiday: Queen's Day is 30 April (1938), Liberation Day (WWII) is 5 May


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 36.40°F
July: °C / 62.50°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 29.7"


Boundaries
Germany 577 km
Belgium 450 km


Ethnic Divisions
Dutch 83.00%
Others (includes Moroccans, Turks, Surinamese, Antillieans and Indonesians) 9.00%
Others (includes other Europeans and Westerners) 8.00%


Religions
Unaffiliated 36.00%
Roman Catholic 34.00%
Protestant 25.00%
Muslim 3.00%
Other 2.00%

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