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Netherlands

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Capital:	Amsterdam
Area size:	33880 sq. km Slightly larger than Belgium
Time zone:	Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2
Currency:	Euro
Area code:	(+) 31
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Dutch is the official language. Frisian and Saxon as well as the languages of Turkish, Kurdish, Arab and other immigrant communities are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2007	16.5 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	16.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	16.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	16.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	16.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	16.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	16.0 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	15.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
18.9 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
Dutch 91 percent. Turks, Moroccans, Germans and others make up the rest.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Catholic 31 percent, Dutch Reformed Church 14 percent, Calvinist 8 percent, no religion 39 percent. There are also Muslim and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	81.3 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	80.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	80.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	79.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	78.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	78.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	77.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	76.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1919
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2006)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	18.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	18.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	18.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	18.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	18.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	18.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	79.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	78.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.3 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	78.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	76.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	81.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	81.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	81.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	81.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	80.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	80.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2006	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	6 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	6 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	16 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	9	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	10	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	12	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	5	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	8	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2002-2004 average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2004	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2006	466 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2007
2005	466 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	484 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	482 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	496 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	507 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	619 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Cellular telephone subscribers

2006	972 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	972 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	912 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	811 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	747 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	758 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	673 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Internet users

2006	889 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2005	740 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2004	616 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2003	522 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2002	506 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2001	491 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007
2000	438 per 1,000 people	ITU 2007

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)

2007	7 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	9 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	11 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	10	Transparency International
2003	7	Transparency International
2002	7 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	8	Transparency International
2000	9	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2006	43050� current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	39630 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	35400 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	28800 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	25290 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	25560 current US$	WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000	26580 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country�s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2006	662.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	628.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	608.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	538.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	437.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	400.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	385.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth

2005	1.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	1.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	-0.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	0.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	1.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Annual inflation

2005	1.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2004	0.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2003	2.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2002	3.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2001	5.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007
2000	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2007

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.5 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
22.9 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	315 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	315 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	328 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	251 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2005	0.2 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2006
2003	0.2 percent	UNAIDS 2006

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2006	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2005	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2004	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2003	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2002	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2001	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008
2000	9 per 100,000 people	WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2006	39	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	159	UNHCR
2004	48	UNHCR
2003	271	UNHCR
2002	256	UNHCR
2001	No data available
2000	152	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2006	100574	UNHCR
2005	118189	UNHCR
2004	126805	UNHCR
2003	140886	UNHCR
2002	148362	UNHCR
2001	151928	UNHCR
2000	146180	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	1.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	5.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	5.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	5.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	5.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	5.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	6.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	5.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	5.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	5.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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