| Basic Facts| Total area | 41,500 km2 | | Land | 33,800 km2 | | Water | 7,700 km2 | | Land below sea level | 26% | | Geographic position | Western Europe
between 53°33'22'' and 50°45'4'' latitude North
between 3°21'30" and 7°13'42" longitude East
| | Head of State | Queen Beatrix | | Head of Government | Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende | | Capital city | Amsterdam | | Number of provinces | 12 | | Population | 16.4 million (2007) | | National language | Dutch | | Currency unit | Euro | | People employed per sector | Agriculture and Fisheries: 3%
Industry 21%
Commercial services 38%
Non commercial services 34% | | Main airport | Schiphol (Amsterdam) | | Gross domestic product (GDP) | EUR 505.6 billion (2005) | | Per capita GDP | EUR 30,174 (2006) | | GDP growth | 1.5% (2005) | | Inflation | 1.1% (2006) |
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