Full name: The Netherlands (also called Holland)

Capital city: Amsterdam

Area: 41,526 square km

Population: 16,491,461 inhabitants. Holland is the third most crowded country in the world.

Time zone: CET (Central European Time)

Languages: Dutch is the national language but nearly everyone also speaks English. In the northern province of Friesland, Frisian is spoken as a second language by some 600,000 people

Ethnic composition: 90% of Dutch ethnicity; 7% origins from other EU member countries, Indonesia, Suriname, Turkey, Morocco, Antilles and Aruba

Foreign residents: 3 million (without Dutch nationality

Religion: 45% Christian (27% Roman Catholic, 19% Protestant), 6% Muslim, 11% other, 44% no religious affiliation

Electricity: 230V, 50Hz. Socket with two round plugs.

Country dialing code: 31