Outline of the Netherlands
Template:Life in the Netherlands
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Netherlands:
The Netherlands (/ˈnɛðərləndz/ ; Template:Lang-nl, pronounced [ˈneːdərlɑnt] ) is a sovereign country comprising the mainland located in Northwest Europe and several islands located in the Caribbean that, together with Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten in the Caribbean Sea, constitute the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[1] The Netherlands is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. Its European mainland is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.
The European Netherlands constitutes the vast majority (by land area and population) of both the country and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and as such 'the Netherlands' in common parlance often implicitly refers to this entity. Similarly, the articles linked to below predominately consider the European Netherlands.
General reference
- Pronunciation: /ˈnɛðərləndz/
- Common English country names: Netherlands, (imprecisely Holland)
- Official English country name: Netherlands
- A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which comprises the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
- Common endonym(s): Nederland
- Pronunciation: /ˈnɛðərləndz/, Dutch: [ˈneːdərlɑnt]
- Official endonym(s): Nederland
- Adjectivals: Dutch, Netherlands
- Demonym(s): Dutch
- Etymology: Name of the Netherlands
- International rankings of the Netherlands
- ISO country codes: NL, NLD, 528
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NL
- Internet country code top-level domain: .nl
Geography of the Netherlands
- The Netherlands is: a country, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Location (European Netherlands):
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of the Netherlands:
- North: 53°33′18″N 6°28′41″E
- East: 53°10′49″N 7°13′40″E
- South: 50°45′01.5″N 5°54′54.0″E
- West: 51°18′57″N 3°21′30″E
- High: Vaalserberg 322 m (1,056 ft)
- Low: Zuidplaspolder −6.7 m (−22 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,027 km
- Population of the Netherlands: 17,000,002
- Area of the Netherlands: 41,526 km2 / 16,033 sq mi
- Water: 18.41%
- Atlas of the Netherlands
Environment of the Netherlands
- Climate of the Netherlands
- Renewable energy in the Netherlands
- Geology of the Netherlands
- Protected areas of the Netherlands
- Wildlife of the Netherlands
Natural geographic features of the Netherlands
- Islands of the Netherlands
- Lakes of the Netherlands
- Rivers of the Netherlands
- World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands
Regions of the Netherlands
Administrative divisions of the Netherlands
Provinces of the Netherlands
Municipalities of the Netherlands
- Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam, though the seat of government is in The Hague
- Cities of the Netherlands
Demography of the Netherlands
Government and politics of the Netherlands
- Main article: Government of the Netherlands and Politics of the Netherlands
- Form of government: constitutional monarchy, democracy
- Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam. Note that the seat of government is in The Hague
- Elections in the Netherlands
- Dutch general election, 2012
- Dutch Senate election, 2011
- Dutch provincial elections, 2011
- Dutch general election, 2010
- Dutch municipal elections, 2010
- European Parliament election, 2009
- Dutch water board elections, 2008
- Dutch Senate election, 2007
- Dutch provincial elections, 2007
- Dutch general election, 2006
- Dutch municipal elections, 2006
- Political parties in the Netherlands
- Taxation in the Netherlands
Branches of government of the Netherlands
Executive branch of the government of the Netherlands
- Head of state: Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
- Head of government: Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte
- Cabinet of the Netherlands: List of cabinets of the Netherlands from 1945 onwards
- Current cabinet: Second Rutte cabinet
Legislative branch of the government of the Netherlands
Judicial branch of the government of the Netherlands
Foreign relations of the Netherlands
- Foreign minister: Bert Koenders
- Diplomatic missions in the Netherlands
- Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands
International organization membership of the Netherlands
Economic Affairs and Finance of the Netherlands
- Minister of Economic Affairs: Henk Kamp
- Finance minister: Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Law and order in the Netherlands
- Justice minister: Ivo Opstelten
- Capital punishment in the Netherlands
- Constitution of the Netherlands
- Human rights in the Netherlands
- Law enforcement in the Netherlands
- Prostitution in the Netherlands
- Drug policy of the Netherlands
- Gedogen (toleration of certain illegal practices for the greater good)
Military of the Netherlands
- Command
- Forces
- Royal Netherlands Army
- Korps Commandotroepen (special forces commando)
- Royal Netherlands Navy
- Netherlands Marine Corps (special forces marines)
- Royal Netherlands Air Force
- Royal Marechaussee (military police)
- Royal Netherlands Army
- Military history of the Netherlands
- Military ranks of the Dutch armed forces
Local government in the Netherlands
History of the Netherlands
Culture of the Netherlands
- Architecture of the Netherlands
- Cannabis in the Netherlands
- Cuisine of the Netherlands
- Ethnic minorities in the Netherlands
- Festivals in the Netherlands
- Languages of the Netherlands
- Media in the Netherlands
- National symbols of the Netherlands
- Dutch people
- Prostitution in the Netherlands
- Public holidays in the Netherlands
- Records of the Netherlands
- Religion in the Netherlands
- World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands
Arts in the Netherlands
- Art in the Netherlands
- Cinema of the Netherlands
- Literature of the Netherlands
- Music of the Netherlands
- Television in the Netherlands
- Theatre in the Netherlands
Sports in the Netherlands
Economy and infrastructure of the Netherlands
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 16th (sixteenth)
- Agriculture in the Netherlands
- Banking in the Netherlands
- Communications in the Netherlands
- Companies of the Netherlands
- Currency of the Netherlands: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- Energy in the Netherlands
- Health care in the Netherlands
- Mining in the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Stock Exchange
- Tourism in the Netherlands
- Transport in the Netherlands
- Water supply and sanitation in the Netherlands
Education in the Netherlands
See also
Dutch language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
West Frisian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Index of Netherlands-related articles
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the European Union
- Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
References
- ^ "Netherlands". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
the Netherlands at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
News from Wikinews
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
Wikimedia Atlas of the Netherlands
- About the Netherlands -- Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Overheid.nl - official Dutch government portal
- Government.nl - official Dutch government web site
- "Provinces of Netherlands". Statoids.
- CIA - The World Factbook -- Netherlands
- CBS - Key figures from the Dutch bureau of statistics
Netherlands travel guide from Wikivoyage- Local news and features on the Netherlands,Expatica
- Holland.com - English website of the Netherlands tourist office
