Location: Western Europe
Capital City: Amsterdam
Population: 16.7 million
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Currency: Euro (€ EUR)
Main Language: Dutch
Main Religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism
Other facts:
The Netherlands has one of the highest population densities in the world with 493 inhabitants per square km
The microscope, the telescope, pendulum clock and the mercury thermometer were all invented by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th centuries
The Netherlands was one of the European Union's founding nations
The Netherlands is the biggest producer and exporter of tulips in the world producing over a billion bulbs a year
There are 1180 windmills in the Netherlands
