Kingdom of the Netherlands
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), commonly called the Netherlands[lower-alpha 7] is a transcontinental sovereign state made up of four countries who share the same constitutional monarchy.
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This article is about the sovereign state. For the constituent country with the same name, see Netherlands.
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Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
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Motto: "Je maintiendrai" (French)[lower-alpha 1] "Ik zal handhaven" (Dutch) "I will uphold" | |
Anthem: "Wilhelmus" (Dutch) "'William" | |
Capital and largest city | Amsterdam[lower-alpha 2] 52°22′N 4°53′E |
Government seat | The Hague[lower-alpha 2] |
Official languages | Dutch (de facto)[lower-alpha 3] |
Official regional languages | |
Recognised regional languages | |
Demonym(s) | Dutch |
Countries (non‑sovereign parts) | |
Government | Semi-federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
Mark Rutte States General --> | |
Independence from Spanish Netherlands | |
26 July 1581 (Declared) 30 January 1648 (Recognised) | |
19 January 1795 | |
5 June 1806 | |
• Annexation by First French Empire | 1 July 1810 |
• Kingdom of the Netherlands | 16 March 1815 |
• Secession of Belgium | 4 October 1830 (Declared) 19 April 1839 (Recognised) |
15 December 1954 | |
Area | |
• Total | 42,508 km2 (16,412 sq mi) (136th) |
• Water (%) | 18.41 |
Population | |
• 2017-2018 estimate | 17,610,262[7] |
• Density | 414/km2 (1,072.3/sq mi) |
Currency | 4 currencies
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Time zone | UTC-4 (CET (UTC+1) AST) |
UTC-4 (CEST (UTC+2) AST) | |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | 4 codes
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ISO 3166 code | NL |
Internet TLD | 5 TLDs
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The member countries share a very high amount of autonomy. Foreign relations and defence are managed by the Constituent Country of the Netherlands.