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The flag of The Netherlands
Type of government: Constitutional monarchy
Head of state: Queen Beatrix van Oranje Nassau
Head of government: Prime Minister
The Netherlands is a member of the European Union
(EU)
Population: 16,067,754 (July 2002)
People: About 95% of the population are Dutch,
most of the rest are Indonesian, Surinamese or Moroccan
Main religions:
60% Christian (Roman Catholic
and Protestant), 3% Muslim
Area: 41,526 sq km
Currency:
euro (EUR),
Climate (weather) Summers are generally warm with changeable
periods. The daytime temperatures are about 20º to 31º
C, and nights are about10º-20º C. Very hot weather is
very rare. The long winters are cold, often with snow and ice.
Daytime temperatures are 0º-10 C, and the nights are much
colder There is plenty of rain all year round.
Highest point:
Vaalserberg (321 metres)
Lowest point: Prins Alexanderpolder
-7 m
The land is mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (called
polders). There are no mountains, but some hills in the southeast.
Borders: Coastline 451 km, Belgium 450 km, Germany
577 km
Main rivers: The Rhine, flowing from Germany, and
its several branches, such as the Waal and Lek rivers; and the
Maas (a branch of the Meuse) and the Schelde (Escaut), flowing
from Belgium.
See
pictures of rivers in the Netherlands here:
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/9493/
Time difference from
Australian Eastern Standard Time:
Ten hours behind
Main agricultural
products: Meat (cattle, pigs,
poultry), flowers and bulbs, vegetables, butter,
cheese and other dairy products, cereals, roots and tubers such
as potatoes and sugar beets, vegetables and fruits.
Industries: Chemicals, electronics, processed food,
beverages, tobacco products, machinery, transportation equipment,
metal products, printed material, fossil fuels such as natural
gas, plastics, transportation equipment, petroleum products.
Map and flag courtesy of www.theodora.com/maps used with permission.
Acknowledge
this source in your bibliography like this:
The Netherlands
(2003). [Online],
Available: www.kidcyber.com.au
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updated October 2006