|
Largest Cities |
|
City |
Population |
Estimated |
|
Amsterdam |
733,600 |
2002 |
|
Rotterdam |
598,100 |
2002 |
|
's-Gravenhage |
461,400 |
2002 |
|
Key Data |
|
Region: |
Europe |
|
Population: |
16,151,200
October 2002 |
|
Area Total: |
37,330 km2 |
|
Area
Land: |
33,920 km2 |
|
Coast Line: |
451 km km |
|
Capital: |
Amsterdam,
The Hague |
|
Climate: |
Temperate;
marine; cool summers and mild winters |
|
Languages: |
Dutch |
|
Currency: |
1 Euro = 100
cents |
|
Holiday: |
Queen's Day, 30
April (1938) |
|
Average Daily Temperature |
|
Capital: |
Amsterdam, The
Hague |
|
January: |
2.9°C / 37.2°F |
|
July: |
17.1°C / 62.8°F |
|
Annual Rainfall: |
831.6mm / 32.7'' |
|
Boundaries |
|
Germany: |
577km |
|
Belgium: |
450km |
|
Ethnic Divisions |
|
Dutch |
91% |
|
Moroccans, Turks
and other |
9% |
|
|
Religions
|
|
Unaffiliated |
36% |
|
Roman Catholic |
34% |
|
Protestant |
25% |
|
Muslim |
3% |
|
Other |
2% |
|
