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Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
Capital City: Amsterdam
Form of government: Constitutional monarchy
Total surface area in sq.km: 41,526 sq km
Population: 16,645,313 (July 2008 est.)
Literacy rate (of total population): 99%
Official language: Dutch, Frisian
Climate: Temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Currency: Euro
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GDP (purchasing power parity) : $687.5 billion (2008 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $41,300 (2008 est.)
GDP Real growth rate: 2.1% (2008 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): $909.5 billion (2008 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.6% (2008 est.)
Exports: $537.5 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)
Export commodities: Machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
Export partners: Germany 24.4%, Belgium 13.6%, UK 9.1%, France 8.5%, Italy 5.1%, US 4.3% (2007)
Imports: $485.3 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)
Import commodities: Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing
Import partners: Germany 17.7%, China 10.5%, Belgium 9.3%, US 7.3%, UK 5.8%, Russia 5.1%, France 4.4% (2007)
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Airports: 27 (2007)
Railways: 2,801 km
Roadways: 135,470 km
Waterways: 6,215 km (2007)
Ports & terminals: Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Vlissingen
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Telephones: 7.334 million (2007)
Internet users: 15 million (2007)
Internet country code: .ni
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| Source: CIA World Factbook |
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