Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Kingdom of the Netherlands (Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) | | **Common Name** | Netherlands | | **Native Name(s)** | Nederland | | **Nicknames** | Holland (informal / historical), The Low Countries | | **Motto** | _Je maintiendrai_ (I will maintain) | | **Geographic Level** | Country | | **Country** | Netherlands | | **State/Province** | 12 Provinces | | **Capital** | Amsterdam (The Hague is the seat of government) | | **Government Type** | Unitary parliamentary representative democracy under a constitutional monarchy | | **Date Founded** | July 26, 1581 (Act of Abjuration) / March 16, 1815 (Kingdom established) | | **Time Zone** | Central European Time (CET, UTC+1), CEST (UTC+2) / Caribbean territories use AST (UTC-4) | | **Latitude** | 52.1326° N | | **Longitude** | 5.2913° E | | **Elevation** | Average: 30 m | Lowest: -6.7 m (Zuidplaspolder) | Highest: 322 m (Vaalserberg, European part) | | **Total Area** | 41,850 sq km (European part) | | **Population** | ~17.9 million (2024 estimate) | | **Population Density** | ~533 individuals per sq km | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 4 digits followed by 2 letters (e.g., 1011 AB) | | **Area Codes** | +31 (Mainland) | | **Official Languages** | Dutch (Frisian in Friesland; English and Papiamento in Caribbean parts) | | **Currency** | Euro (EUR, €), US Dollar (USD, $) in Caribbean municipalities | | **Demonym** | Dutch, Netherlander |