FOUNDING MEMBER
LIGHT
NETHERLANDS
“Je maintiendrai”
€1.0T
GDP 2024
POP
18M
GDP/CAP
€63,000
UNEMP
3.7%
INFLATION
3.2%
TRADE BAL
+€85B
R&D
2.3% GDP
GDP GROWTH
0.9%
HDI
#11
GDP — €B€1.0T
EXPORTS — €B€837B
UNEMPLOYMENT — %3.7%
POPULATION — M18M
RENEWABLES — %19.8%
PUBLIC DEBT — % GDP43.7%
SECTOR GDP BREAKDOWN
Services
70.2%
Industry
17.8%
Construction
5.3%
Agriculture
1.6%
Germany
23.5%
Belgium
11.2%
France
8.4%
EU PARLIAMENT SEATS
DE
96
FR
81
IT
76
NL
31
BE
22
EU BUDGET CONTRIBUTION
DE
25.5%
FR
17.4%
IT
11.6%
NL
4.9%
EU SEATS
31
RENEWABLE
20%
LIFE EXP
82.9 YRS
DENSITY
508/km²
INTERNET
115 Mbps
AREA
41,543 km²
SUPERPOWER
WATER MANAGEMENT & TRADE
Half the country should be underwater. Instead, it's one of the world's richest nations. Dutch water engineering is unmatched. Plus Europe's busiest port.
CAPITAL
Amsterdam
LANGUAGE
Dutch
DIAL
+31
TIMEZONE
CET (UTC+1)
CURRENCY
Euro (€)
EU SINCE
1957
EXPORTS
€837B
IMPORTS
€752B
TRADE BAL
+€85B
CO₂ TARGET
-55% by 2030
R&D / GDP
2.3%
EU BUDGET
4.9%
KEY FACTS
26% below sea level
#2 agricultural exporter globally
Port of Rotterdam: #1 in Europe
KEY COMPANIES
ASMLShellINGPhilipsUnilever
ENERGY MIX (20% RENEWABLE)
Wind 6.4% Solar 4.3% Biomass 6.7% Hydro 0.1%
NETHERLANDS EDITION
EU STARS (FRONT) · FLAG (BACK) · EMBROIDERED · EU MADE
10% OF PROFITS SUPPORT EUROPEAN DEMOCRACY
€29
FREE EU SHIPPING
NETHERLANDS · EU 1957 (FOUNDING)SYS OK