Coming:
Amsterdam in Words and Images - September and
October 2005

The Official Holland Site

FCO Country Profile: Netherlands
FCO Travel Advice: Netherlands
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Netherlands
BBC Country Profile: Netherlands
Lonely Planet: Netherlands - Amsterdam
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Boots'n All: Netherlands - Amsterdam
Virtual Tourist: Netherlands - Amsterdam
Frommers: Netherlands - Amsterdam
WikiTravel: Netherlands - Amsterdam
Global Travel Writers: Netherlands
One World - Nations Online: Netherlands
World Travel Guide: Netherlands
World 66: Netherlands
1 UP Travel: Netherlands
Let's Go: Amsterdam
Time Out: Amsterdam
Fodor's: Amsterdam

Official Name: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Kingdom of
the Netherlands)
Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague
Other Major Cities: Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven and Tilburg
Official Language: Dutch
Other Languages : Frisian, Flemish, English, German and French
Monetary Unit: Euro (Until 2002: Gulden)
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
National Day: April 30th
Population:16 mill. (2005)
Population Density : 383,8 per Square kilometer
Life Expectancy: 78,6 Years
Major Ethnic Groups: Dutch, Turkish and Moroccan
Religion: Roman Catholic and Protestant Christianity
Area: 41 526 Square Kilometers
Time Zone : GMT + 1 Hour
Longest Rivers: Rhinen, Maas and Schelde
Highest Point: Vaalserberg, 321 Meters over Sea Level
Climate: Temperate with cool winters and mild summers
Member state of th European Union since 1957