Netherlands
Netherlands
Capital Amsterdam
41,543 km² · 18,087,633 people (2025) · Euro
About a quarter of the Netherlands lies below sea level and roughly a fifth of its present land area has been reclaimed from sea, lake and marsh. Flevoland, a province of some 1,400 km², was drained from the Zuiderzee in the 20th century and is the largest artificial island in the world. The lowest point, in Zuidplaspolder, is about 6.8 m below sea level.
The facts
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Area
- 41,543 km² — 16,040 sq mi
- Population
- 18,087,633 (2025)
- Density
- 435.4 people per km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR, €)
- Official language
- Dutch
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Calling code
- +31
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- NL · NLD
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 132 of 200
- By population
- 72 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 45,228 | 1,366,475 |
| Denmark | 43,094 | 6,009,169 |
| Netherlands ← | 41,543 | 18,087,633 |
| Switzerland | 41,277 | 9,092,436 |
| Bhutan | 38,394 | 796,682 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Netherlands?
- Amsterdam
- What currency does Netherlands use?
- The Euro (EUR).
- How big is Netherlands?
- 41,543 km², or 16,040 square miles — 132 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Netherlands drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)