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Facts & figures
 

Form of government
Parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy
Capital city
Amsterdam
Seat of the government
The Hague
Composition of the country
12 provinces, overseas territories of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles
Language
Dutch
Monetary unit
Euro
Population
16,460,265 (October 2008)
GDP
16th rank worldwide : 560 billion € (2007)
Per capita income
10th rank worldwide : 34.665 € per capita (2007)
Export partners
Germany 23.5%
Belgium 11.9%
UK 9.0%
France 8.2%
US 5.0%
Italy 5.0% (2007)
Import partners
Germany: 20.2%
Belgium: 10.8%
China: 8.6%
US: 7.8%
UK: 6.4%
France: 4.9% (2007)
Investments abroad
851 billion $ (2007)
Foreign direct investment
673 billion $ (2007)
Command of foreign languages
English (87% of > 15 years old), German (66%) and French (25%)

 
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From: Facts and figures from catalogus trade mission India 2009 EVD