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Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Kingdom of the Netherlands


Flag	Coat of arms

Motto: "Je maintiendrai" (French)
"Ik zal handhaven" (Dutch)
"I shall stand fast"¹

Anthem: "Het Wilhelmus"

Capital
(and largest city)

Ethnic groups

80.9% Dutch
19.1% various others

Area
Independence		through the Eighty Years' War from Philip II of Spain
-	Declared	July 26, 1581
-	Recognized	January 30, 1648⁴
EU accession		March 25, 1957
-	Total	41,526 km² (134th) 16,033 sq mi
-	Water (%)	18.41
Population
-	2007 estimate	16,402,835 (61st)
-	Density	395/km² (15th) 1,023/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2006 estimate
-	Total	670,929 Billion (16th)
-	Per capita	$35,078 (10th)
GDP (nominal)		2005 estimate
-	Total	$625.271 billion (16th)
-	Per capita	$38,618 (10th)
HDI (2005)		▲ 0.953 (high) (9th)
Currency		Euro (€)⁵ (`EUR`)
Time zone		CET (UTC+1)
-	Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD		.nl⁶
Calling code		+31
¹	The literal translation of the motto is "I will maintain". Here "maintain" is taken to mean to stand fast or to hold ground.
²	The Hague is the seat of the government.
³	West Frisian is also an official language in the Netherlands, although only spoken in Friesland; Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish are officially recognised as regional languages.
⁴	Peace of Westphalia.
⁵	Prior to 2002: Dutch guilder.
⁶	The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.