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Kingdom of the NetherlandsKoninkrijk der Nederlanden
FlagCoat of arms
Motto: "Je maintiendrai"  (French)
"Ik zal handhaven"  (Dutch)
"I shall stand fast"
Anthem: "Het Wilhelmus"
Location of  Netherlands  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (light green)  — 

Capital
(and largest city)		Amsterdam
52°21′N 04°52′E / 52.35°N 4.867°E / 52.35; 4.867
Official languagesDutch
Ethnic groups 80.9% Ethnic Dutch
19.1% various others
DemonymDutch
GovernmentParliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
 - MonarchQueen Beatrix
 - Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende (CDA)
Independencethrough the Eighty Years' War from the Spanish Empire 
 - DeclaredJuly 26, 1581 
 - RecognisedJanuary 30, 1648 
EU accessionMarch 25, 1957
Area
 - Total41,526 km2 (135th)
16,033 sq mi 
 - Water (%)18.41
Population
 - 2008 estimate16,492,230 (61st)
 - Density396/km2 (25th)
1,025/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2008 estimate
 - Total$675.419 billion (20th)
 - Per capita$40,433 (IMF) (8th)
GDP (nominal)2008 estimate
 - Total$909.465 billion (16th)
 - Per capita$54,445 (IMF) (9th)
HDI (2006)▲ 0.958 (high) (6th)
CurrencyEuro (€) (EUR)
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD.nl
Calling code31
1^  The literal translation of the motto is "I will maintain". Here "maintain" is taken to mean to stand firm or to hold ground.
2^  While Amsterdam is the constitutional capital, The Hague is the seat of the government.
3^  West Frisian is also an official language in the Netherlands, although only spoken in Friesland; Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish are officially recognised as regional languages.
4^  Peace of Westphalia
5^  Before 2002: Dutch guilder.
6^  The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member sta