Population 15,451,000 (1995 estimate) Population Density 455 people/sq km (1,179 people/sq mi) (1995 estimate) Urban/Rural Breakdown 90%Urban 10%Rural Largest Cities Amsterdam724,096 Rotterdam598,521 The Hague445,279 Utrecht234,106 (1994 estimates) Largest Metropolitan Areas Amsterdam1,101,407 Rotterdam1,078,747 The Hague694,249 (1995 estimates) Ethnic Groups 95%Dutch 5%Other including Asians, Moroccans, and Turks Languages Official Language Dutch Other Languages Frisian, minority languages Religions 39%No Affiliation 30%Roman Catholicism 20%Protestantism (including 13% Dutch Reformed 11% Other
Netherlands Introduction
07-07-04
Netherlands, also known unofficially as Holland, constitutional monarchy of north-western Europe, bordered on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany, and on the south by Belgium. With Belgium and Luxembourg, the Netherlands forms the Low Countries or Benelux. The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, self-governing island territories in the Caribbean, are part of the kingdom. The Netherlands has a total area of 41,526 sq km (16,033 sq mi), of which 33,939 sq km (13,104 sq mi) is land surface and some 6,500 sq km (2,500 sq mi) is reclaimed land, or polder. The country's capital and largest city is Amsterdam.
