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The Netherlands · Travel guide

The Netherlands, also informally known as Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces and three overseas special municipalities. European Netherlands has land borders with Germany to the east and with Belgium to the south, and a coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium in the North Sea. The official language is Dutch, with West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English, and Papiamento are official languages in the Caribbean territories. People from the Netherlands are referred to as Dutch. Netherlands literally means "lower countries", in reference to its low elevation and flat topography, 26% of which is below sea level. Most of the areas below sea level,…

Facts & statistics

The Netherlands

Capital: Amsterdam
Language: Dutch
Currency: euro
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Calling code: +31
Internet domain: .nl
Driving side: right
Plug type: Schuko
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

The Netherlands

NieuwjaarsdagNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Goede VrijdagGood Friday2026-04-03

Eerste PaasdagEaster Sunday2026-04-05

Tweede PaasdagEaster Monday2026-04-06

KoningsdagKing's Day2026-04-27

BevrijdingsdagLiberation Day2026-05-05

HemelvaartsdagAscension Day2026-05-14

Eerste PinksterdagPentecost2026-05-24

Tweede PinksterdagWhit Monday2026-05-25

Eerste KerstdagChristmas Day2026-12-25

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalAmsterdam

Population17,231,017

CurrencyEUR

Languagesnl-NL,fy-NL

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Cities

◎Rotterdam868,135 residents ◎Amsterdam741,636 residents ◎The Hague474,292 residents ◎Utrecht376,435 residents ◎Groningen244,807 residents ◎Eindhoven235,691 residents ◎Tilburg221,947 residents ◎Breda184,126 residents ◎Nijmegen177,359 residents ◎Almere Stad176,432 residents ◎Haarlem162,543 residents ◎Arnhem162,424 residents ◎'s-Hertogenbosch160,783 residents ◎Enschede153,655 residents ◎Amsterdam Nieuw-West151,677 residents ◎Amsterdam-Zuid144,432 residents ◎Amsterdam-West143,842 residents ◎Zaanstad140,085 residents ◎Amersfoort139,914 residents ◎Apeldoorn136,670 residents ◎Amsterdam-Oost135,767 residents ◎Hoofddorp132,734 residents ◎Zwolle129,840 residents ◎Leeuwarden124,481 residents ◎Maastricht122,378 residents ◎Leiden119,713 residents ◎Dordrecht119,260 residents ◎Noord116,777 residents ◎Zoetermeer115,845 residents ◎Venlo101,988 residents ◎Deventer97,331 residents ◎Delft95,060 residents ◎Alkmaar94,853 residents ◎Heerlen93,084 residents ◎Amsterdam-Zuidoost87,854 residents ◎Amsterdam-Centrum86,422 residents ◎Hilversum83,640 residents ◎Hengelo82,311 residents ◎Purmerend80,117 residents ◎Lelystad79,811 residents ◎Amstelveen79,639 residents ◎Roosendaal77,725 residents ◎Oss76,430 residents ◎Schiedam75,438 residents ◎Spijkenisse74,988 residents ◎Helmond74,740 residents ◎Vlaardingen73,798 residents ◎Almelo72,725 residents ◎Gouda71,952 residents ◎Zaandam71,708 residents ◎Alphen aan den Rijn70,251 residents ◎Hoorn68,852 residents ◎Assen68,836 residents ◎Velsen-Zuid67,758 residents ◎Ede67,670 residents ◎Bergen op Zoom66,256 residents ◎Capelle aan den IJssel65,255 residents ◎Nieuwegein61,489 residents ◎Veenendaal61,271 residents ◎Zeist60,949 residents ◎Den Helder59,569 residents ◎Hardenberg57,909 residents ◎Emmen57,010 residents ◎Oosterhout53,107 residents ◎Doetinchem49,906 residents ◎Kerkrade49,777 residents ◎Leidsche Rijn49,307 residents ◎Kampen48,980 residents ◎Weert48,662 residents ◎Woerden48,431 residents ◎Sittard48,400 residents ◎Heerhugowaard47,580 residents ◎Rijswijk47,299 residents ◎Middelburg46,485 residents ◎Emmeloord46,409 residents ◎Zwijndrecht45,696 residents ◎Waalwijk45,610 residents ◎Vlissingen45,273 residents ◎Ridderkerk45,189 residents ◎Drachten45,186 residents ◎Soest45,021 residents ◎Roermond44,975 residents ◎Heerenveen43,094 residents ◎Medemblik41,500 residents ◎Huizen41,273 residents ◎Tiel40,702 residents ◎Harderwijk40,516 residents ◎Maarssen39,675 residents ◎Heemskerk39,191 residents ◎Venray39,047 residents ◎Hoogeveen38,754 residents ◎Barendrecht38,672 residents ◎Nijkerk38,335 residents ◎Voorburg38,000 residents ◎Beverwijk37,585 residents ◎Goes36,931 residents ◎Zutphen36,188 residents ◎Wageningen35,433 residents ◎Castricum35,256 residents ◎Barneveld35,095 residents

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Airports

Amsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdamAMS Eindhoven AirportEindhovenEIN Groningen Airport EeldeGroningenGRQ Maastricht Aachen AirportMaastrichtMST Rotterdam The Hague AirportRotterdamRTM De Kooy Airfield / Den Helder Naval Air StationDen HelderDHR Gilze Rijen Air BaseRijenGLZ Leeuwarden Air BaseLeeuwardenLWR Lelystad AirportLelystadLEY Twente AirportEnschedeENS Volkel Air BaseUdenUDE Woensdrecht Air BaseHoogerheideWOE