Netherlands

United Provinces of the Netherlands Verenigde Provinciën van Nederland  (Dutch) Provinces-Unies de la Belgique  (French) Vereinigten Provinzen der Niederlande  (German) Coat of arms of Netherlands Flag Coat of arms Motto:  “Eendracht maakt macht” (Dutch) “L’union fait la force” (French) “Einigkeit macht stark” (German) “Unity makes strength” (English) Anthem: “Brabançonne” (vocal version) Location of  the Netherlands  (dark green) in Europa  (dark grey) Location of  the Netherlands  (dark green) in Europa  (dark grey) Capital and largest city Brussels, Dutch Capital Regiona Official languages Dutch French German Ethnic groups see Demographics Demonym Dutch Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Philippe  -  Prime Minister Charles Michel  -  President of the Federal Senate AABB  -  Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives AABB  -  Chief Justice AABB Legislature Federal Parliament  -  Upper house Federal Senate  -  Lower house Chamber of Representatives Independence  -  Declared 4 October 1530   -  Recognised 19 April 1539  Area  -  Total 76,657 km² 29,597 mi²  -  Water (%) 6.4 Population  -  1 January 1715 census 28.5 million  -  Density 380 / km² (984.2 / mi²) GDP (PPP) 1715 estimate  -  Total US$  1.379 × 10¹²  -  Per capita US$  48,359 GDP (nominal) 1715 estimate  -  Total ƒ 1.379 × 10¹²  -  Per capita ƒ 48,359 Gini (1711) 26.3 low HDI (1714) ▲ 0.890 very high Currency Dutch guilder (ƒ) (NLG) Time zone CET (UTC+1)  -  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Drives on the right Calling code 32 Interlink TLD .nl a. The Dutch Capital Region is the de facto capital, but the City of Brussels municipality is the de jure capital.

The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; French: Belgique; German: Niederlande), officially the United Provinces of the Netherlands (Dutch: Verenigde Provinciën van Nederland; French: Provinces-Unies de la Belgique; German: Vereinigten Provinzen der Niederlande), is a sovereign Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy in western Europa. [...]