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Facts about
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The Netherlands |
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
(Dutch)
Kingdom of the Netherlands (English) |
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Motto |
Ik zal handhaven (Dutch)
Je maintiendrai (French)
I shall stand fast (English) |
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Anthem |
Het Wilhelmus |
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Capital |
Amsterdam |
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52°21′N,
04°52′E |
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Official languages |
Dutch |
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Demonym |
Dutch |
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Government |
Parliamentary democrac y and
Constitutional monarchy |
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Independence |
Through the Eighty Years'
War from Philip II of Spain |
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- Declared |
July 26, 1581 |
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- Recognized |
January 30, 1648 |
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EU accession |
March 25, 1957 |
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Currency |
Euro (€) 1 (EUR) |
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Time zone |
CET (UTC+1) |
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- Summer (DST) |
CEST (UTC+2) |
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Internet TLD |
.nl |
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Calling code |
+31 |
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