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The statistics below - unless otherwise mentioned - are provided to us once a year by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The list was last updated in June 2007 with the most recent figures available at that time. The very latest statistics can be found on the CBS website
- System of Government
- Geography
- Population
- Economy
The statistics below - unless otherwise mentioned - are provided to us once a year by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The list was last updated in June 2007 with the most recent figures available at that time. The very latest statistics can be found on the CBS website.
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Year
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Head of state
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Queen Beatrix
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Head of government
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Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
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System of government
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Constitutional monarchy
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National language
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Dutch
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Capital city
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Amsterdam
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Population
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744,000
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2007
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Seat of government
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The Hague
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Population
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475,000
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2007
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Number of municipalities
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443
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2007
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Number of provinces
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12
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Provinces
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Provincial capital
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Noord-Brabant
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's-Hertogenbosch
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Drenthe
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Assen
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Flevoland
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Lelystad
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Friesland
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Leeuwarden
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Groningen
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Groningen
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Gelderland
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Arnhem
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Zuid-Holland
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Den Haag (The Hague)
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Noord-Holland
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Haarlem
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Limburg
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Maastricht
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Overijssel
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Zwolle
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Utrecht
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Utrecht
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Zeeland
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Middelburg
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Geography
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Value
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Year
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Total area
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41,500 km²
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2004
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Land
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33,800 km²
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2004
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Water
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7,700 km²
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2004
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Land below sea level
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26 %
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2005 [i]
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National parks
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2.8 % of total surface area
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2005 [ii]
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Geografical position
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Western Europa
between 53°33'22'' and 50°45'4'' latitude North
between 3°21'30" and 7°13'42" longitude East
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Highest point above Amsterdam
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Vaalserberg (Limburg)
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323 m
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Lowest point below Amsterdam
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Nieuwerkerk aan de Ijssel (South Holland)
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- 6.7 m
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Climate
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temperate maritime
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Average temperature
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July
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17.4 °C
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Average temperature
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January
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2.8 °C
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Demographics
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Value
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Year
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Population
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16,357,000
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2007
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Population per km 2 of land
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485
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2007
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Increase in population
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0.1 %
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2006
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Average life expectancy: men
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77.1 yrs
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2007
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Average life expectancy: women
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81.3 yrs
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2007
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Immigration from:
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101,000
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2006
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Germany
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10,400
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Turkey
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3,400
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Dutch Antilles and Aruba
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4,900
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United Kingdom
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5,600
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Belgium
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6,100
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Emigration (destination)
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91,000
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2006
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Germany
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11,000
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Belgium
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12,000
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United Kingdom
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9,000
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Dutch Antilles and Aruba
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6,300
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United States
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5,000
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Persons born in the Netherlands who remigrated back from:
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23,500
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2006
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Belgium
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3,600
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Germany
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3,600
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Netherlands Antilles and Aruba
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1,900
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United States
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1,000
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United Kingdom
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1,400
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Population by age
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2007
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0-19
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24.2 %
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20-49
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26.4 %
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50-64
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34.9 %
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65 and older
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14.5 %
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Religion
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2004
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Catholic
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30 %
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Protestant
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21 %
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Muslim
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6 %
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Hindu
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1 %
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Other religions
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2 %
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None
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41 %
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Educational attainment among the population aged 15-64
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2006
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Primary education
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33 %
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Secondary education
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41 %
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Higher education
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25 %
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Population born abroad or with one or both parents born abroad
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19.4 %
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2007
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Indonesia
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2.4 %
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Germany
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2.3 %
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Turkey
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2.3 %
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Suriname
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2.0 %
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Morocco
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2.0 %
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Persons with a computer at home
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82 %
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2004
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Persons with an Internet connection at home
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73 %
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2004
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Home owners
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53 %
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2004
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Currency: the euro since January 2002 (before then, the guilder).
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Macroeconomic figures
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Value
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Year
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Gross domestic product (GDP)
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505.6 billion euros
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2005
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Per capita GDP
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30,174 euros
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2006
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GDP growth
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1.5 %
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2005
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Inflation
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1.1 %
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2006
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Start-up enterprises
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7.9 %
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2005
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Enterprises selling via the Internet
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53 %
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2002
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Enterprises with more than 5% of sales via the Internet
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24 %
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2002
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Total workforce
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7,500,000
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2006
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People employed
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7,100,000
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2006
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Men employed
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72 %
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2005
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Women employed
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54 %
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2005
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Unemployment rate
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5.5 %
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2006
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Productivity
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70,000 euros
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2005
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Part time workforce
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48 %
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2005
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People employed per economic sector
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2005
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Agriculture and fisheries
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3 %
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Industry
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21 %
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Commercial services
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38%
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Non-commercial services
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34 %
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Contribution to GDP per economic sector
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2005
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Agriculture and fisheries
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2 %
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Extractive industries
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3 %
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Industry
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13 %
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Energy and water
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1 %
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Construction
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5 %
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Trade, hotel and catering, and repair
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13 %
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Transport, storage and communication
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6 %
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Financial and business services
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24 %
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Public sector
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11 %
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Health care and other services
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11 %
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Traffic and transport
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Value
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Year
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Main airport
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Schiphol (Amsterdam)
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Number of passengers
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44,100,000
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2005
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Freight tonnage
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1,400,000 tonnes
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2005
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Main seaport
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Rotterdam
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Freight tonnage
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370,000,000 tonnes
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2005
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Road per inhabitant
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0.008 km
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2006
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Private cars per 1,000 inhabitants
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443
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2005
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Bicycle ownership
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81.4 %
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2005
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Exports, imports and investment
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Value
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Year
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Value of exports - world ranking
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6
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2006 [iv]
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Export Value
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318,100 millions euros
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2006
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to Belgium
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12 %
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to Germany
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25 %
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to France
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8 %
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to the United Kingdom
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9 %
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to the United States
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5 %
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Import value
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285,100 million euros
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2006
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from Belgium
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11 %
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from Germany
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19 %
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from France
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5 %
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from the United Kingdom
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6 %
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from the United States
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8 %
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Dutch foreign investment in:
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561,500 million euros
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2005 [v]
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in Belgium
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46,156
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in Germany
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41,235
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in France
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35,223
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in the United Kingdom
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96,422
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in the United States
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78,470
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Foreign investment in the Netherlands from:
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407,945 million euros
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2005 [vi]
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from Belgium
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35,807
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from Germany
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44,526
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from France
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26,102
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from the United Kingdom
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57,085
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in the United States
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69,140
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