NetherlandsDid you know?
- •About a quarter of the Netherlands lies below sea level, protected by an extensive system of dikes and dams.
- •The Netherlands has more bicycles than people — around 23 million bikes for 17 million inhabitants.
- •The Port of Rotterdam was Europe's largest port for decades and remains a key global trade hub.
Key Information
Capital
Amsterdam
Population
18,1 million
Area
41,865 km²
GDP
1,4 trillion $
Currency
EUR
Difficulty on MapGuesser
Easy
Subregion
Western Europe
Calling code
+31
MapGuesser Tip
The Netherlands is recognizable by its large inland sea (the former Zuiderzee) that bites into the middle of the country — a unique shape in Europe.
Official Languages
Dutch
Flag Colors
rougeblancbleu
Flag History
The national flag of the Netherlands is a horizontal tricolour of red, white, and blue. The current design originates as a variant of the late 16th century orange-white-blue Prinsenvlag, evolving in the early 17th century as the red-white-blue Statenvlag, the naval flag of the States-General of the Dutch Republic, making the Dutch flag the oldest tricolour flag in continuous use. As a flag that symbolises the transformation from monarchy to republic, it has inspired both the derivative Russian f...
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