Netherlands
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EDM code : Etudiants Du Monde / Students of the World.
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Netherlands - Physical geography

Area : 41 530 Km2
Water : 18 %
Lands under cultivation : 28 %
Wild pasture lands : 25 %
Forests : 10 %

Min. Height : -7 m (Prins Alexanderpolder)
Max. Height : 321 m (Vaalserberg)


Netherlands - Climate

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Temperatures °C (degrees Celsius) in Amsterdam
Rainfall (mm) in Amsterdam
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Netherlands - People
Nationality : Dutch
Main language(s) : Dutch

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Population (2005) : 16 339 000 people
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Density : 393 people / Km2
Fertility rate : 1.73 children / woman
Life expectancy : 79 years
Urban population : 66 %

Main cities :
720 000 people Amsterdam (capital) (aggl=1.1 M)
590 000 people Rotterdam (aggl=1.1 M)
443 000 people La Haye (aggl=0.7 M)
233 000 people Utrecht (aggl=0.55 M)
200 000 people Eindhoven (aggl=0.4 M)
186 000 people Tilburg
170 000 people Groningue
150 000 people Nimegue
148 000 people Haarlem


Netherlands - Economy
Currency : Euro (EUR) = 100 Cents
Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :

1 Euro = 1.22 US$

GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 : 420 billion dollars
GDP per capita, 2002 : 25705 dollars
GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 : 598.01 billion dollars
GNP per capita, 2005 : 36600 dollars


Netherlands - Miscellaneous information
CONSUMPTION (individual / year) (world rank 1997) :
- Coffee (3)
- Eggs = 260 (3)
- Potatoes = 90 Kg (5)
- Beer = 86 l (8)
- Bread = 60 Kg (9)
- Cheese = 16 Kg (9)
- Meat = 80 Kg (12)
MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :
- Flowers (1)
- Linseed (6)
- Potatoes (9)
- Pigs (15)
- Zinc (10)
- Natural gas (9)
- Deposits of gas (21)
OTHER RESOURCES & PRODUCTS (world rank 1997) :
- Cheese (5)
- Beer (9)
- Electronics
RECORDS :
- The fastest swimmer in the world (on 100 metres) is the Dutchman Peter Van Den Hoogenband (47"84, Sydney, 2000).


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