Netherlands: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 52.22745 / longitude: 4.57342

General information

Economy

In this country a Big Mac is worth 4.50€ (around $4.61 USD). In 2021 the GDP was $1,012,846,760,976 USD, which ranks it number 17 in the world. The currency ISO code is EUR and the currency symbol is €.

Population

There are 17,056,600 people here, or 0.229% of the world's population. The median age of the population is 42.80 years with a birth growth rate of 0.36%.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Schokland and Surroundings, Defence Line of Amsterdam, Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout, Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao, Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station). Well known national dishes are: Stamppot, hutspot.

Education

The average length of time residents spend in school is 19 years (including tertiary education). You can find famous universities here like Utrecht University, University of Amsterdam, Leiden University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Groningen.

Geography

Country territory measures 41,850 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, 'S-Gravenhage, Utrecht, Eindhoven. This nation's capital is Amsterdam and the country shares a border with Belgium, Germany. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: Dutch.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands. The domain name ".nl" is used by the country's websites, the country's ISO code is NL, phone numbers start with +31

Summary

Flag
ISO code NL
Capital Amsterdam
Population 17,056,600
World percentage 0.229%
Median age 42.80 years
Population growth rate 0.36%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Dutch
GDP (2021) $1,012,846,760,976
GDP position #17
Big Mac local price 4.50€
Big Mac USD price $4.61
Currency code EUR
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 19 years
National dish Stamppot, hutspot
TLD .nl
Phone prefix +31
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

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