Netherlands

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The Netherlands is a Western European country known for its low-lying geography, extensive canal systems, and historically significant role in global trade and European politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Western Europe
sovereign state
borderCountry Belgium
Germany
callingCode +31
capital Amsterdam
city Eindhoven
Rotterdam
Utrecht
climate temperate maritime climate
continent Europe
currency euro
demonym Dutch
drainageBasin Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
drivesOn right
foundingMemberOf Benelux Union
surface form: Benelux

European Union
Eurozone
NATO
governmentType unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasCoastlineOn North Sea
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister
headOfStateTitle Monarch
historicalEra Dutch Golden Age
hosts International Court of Justice
International Criminal Court
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
internetTLD .nl
knownFor dikes and polders
extensive canal systems
historical maritime trade
low-lying geography
tulip cultivation
windmills
largestCity Amsterdam
legislature States General
lowerHouse House of Representatives
majorPort Rotterdam
surface form: Port of Rotterdam
memberOf Benelux Union
surface form: Benelux

European Union
Eurozone
NATO
OECD
Schengen Area
United Nations
World Trade Organization
monarch Willem-Alexander
nationalAirline Netherlands self-linksurface differs
surface form: KLM
nationalColors blue
red
white
nationalDay King's Day
nationalMotto Je maintiendrai
nationalSport football
officialLanguage Dutch
officialName Netherlands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kingdom of the Netherlands
partlyBelowSeaLevel true
popularSport speed skating
previousCurrency Dutch guilder
primeMinister Mark Rutte
region Western Europe
religion Islam
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism

Roman Catholicism
seatOfGovernment The Hague
shortName Netherlands self-link
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
upperHouse Senate

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Edsger W. Dijkstra birthCountry Netherlands
Edsger W. Dijkstra deathCountry Netherlands
21st Army Group areaOfOperations Netherlands
Allied air forces country Netherlands
Zeelandic country Netherlands
VVD country Netherlands
Tulip mania location Netherlands
Synod of Dort locatedIn Netherlands
this entity surface form: Holland
Synod of Dort locatedIn Netherlands
Jacob Cats workLocation Netherlands
this entity surface form: Holland
Scheldt country Netherlands
Scheldt flowsThrough Netherlands
Scheldt riverMouthLocatedIn Netherlands
Scheldt basinCountry Netherlands
North Sea flood of 1953 location Netherlands
Operation Crossbow location Netherlands
Benelux Union countryMember Netherlands
Benelux Union namedAfter Netherlands
Benelux Union foundedBy Netherlands
Nijmegen country Netherlands
Edo period allowedLimitedTradeWith Netherlands
Jan Peter Balkenende placeOfBirth Netherlands
Krammer country Netherlands
Leiden country Netherlands
Gelderland country Netherlands
Achterhooks country Netherlands
Hendrik Verwoerd countryOfBirth Netherlands
European Space Agency hasMember Netherlands
Arnold Vinnius areaOfInfluence Netherlands