Netherlands

Netherlands

Capital: Amsterdam
Population: 15,896,000
Languages: Dutch
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Currency: Guilder
Exports: agricultural products, metal, tobacco
Area: 41,526 sq. km.
Features: Commonly known as Holland the official name is the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Holland is actually only two provinces of this region, namely Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland. Here the River Rhine meets the English Channel. Much of the land is below sea-level yet has been reclaimed from the sea through a series of dikes. [NS] [VH] {UA} {EB}