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Geography
Area (km²)243,61041,543
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)241,93033,893
Water area (km²)1,6807,650
Land boundaries (km)4901,053
Border countries
  • Ireland
  • Belgium
  • Germany
Coastline (km)12,429451
Mean elevation (m)16230
Lowest point (m)-4-7
Highest point (m)1,345862
People
Population65,761,11717,280,397
Official languagesArray of values
  • Dutch
ReligionChristianRoman Catholic
Government
Long country nameUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and WalesKingdom of the Netherlands
Short country nameUnited KingdomNetherlands
Long local name-Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Short local name-Nederland
Government typeParliamentary constitutional monarchyParliamentary constitutional monarchy
CapitalLondonAmsterdam
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)2,925,000,000,000924,400,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)2,628,000,000,000832,200,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.72.9
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)44,30053,900
Gross national saving (% of GDP)13.631.2
Labor force33,500,0007,969,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.44.9
Population below poverty line (%)158.8
Budget revenues (USD)1,028,000,000,000361,400,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,079,000,000,000352,400,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.141.36
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)39.143.4
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.91.1
Public debt (% of GDP)87.556.5
Inflation rate (%)2.71.3
Central bank discount rate (%)0.250
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)4.381.33
Stock of narrow money (USD)110,900,000,000419,000,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)110,900,000,000419,000,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)3,220,000,000,0001,687,000,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)3,019,000,000,000652,700,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-99,210,000,00087,460,000,000
Exports (USD)441,200,000,000555,600,000,000
Imports (USD)615,900,000,000453,800,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)150,800,000,00038,440,000,000
External debt (USD)8,126,000,000,0004,063,000,000,000
National currencyBritish poundseuros
National currency (code)GBPEUR
National currency (symbol)£
National currency rate to USD0.78360.885



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