| Netherlands :
Geographic coordinates
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52 30 N, 5 45 E
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| Netherlands :
Population growth rate
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0.39% (2010 est.)
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| Netherlands :
Birth rate
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10.3 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Netherlands :
Death rate
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8.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Netherlands :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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18,000 (2007 est.)
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| Netherlands :
Independence
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1579
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| Netherlands :
National holiday
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Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 30 April 1909
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| Netherlands :
Constitution
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1814
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| Netherlands :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $654.9 billion (2009 est.)
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| Netherlands :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $39,200 (2009 est.)
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| Netherlands :
Electricity - consumption
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124.1 billion kWh (2008 est.)
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| Netherlands :
Exports
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$210.3 billion machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
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| Netherlands :
Imports
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$201.2 billion machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs, clothing
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| Netherlands :
Telephones
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7.324 million (2008)
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| Netherlands :
Mobile cellular
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19.927 million (2008)
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| Netherlands :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 4, FM 567, shortwave 1 (2009)
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| Netherlands :
Radios
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15.3 million
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| Netherlands :
Television broadcast stations
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21
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| Netherlands :
Televisions
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342 (2009)
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| Netherlands :
Internet country code
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.nl
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| Netherlands :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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12.388 million (2009)
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| Netherlands :
Internet users
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14.273 million (2008)
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| Netherlands :
Railways
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2,896 km
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| Netherlands :
Highways
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136,827 km (includes 2,582 km of expressways) (2008)
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| Netherlands :
Waterways
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6,215 km (navigable for ships of 50 tons) (2007)
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| Netherlands :
Pipelines
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gas 3,816 km; oil 365 km; refined products 716 km (2009)
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| Netherlands :
Ports and harbors
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Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Vlissingen
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| Netherlands :
Merchant marine
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622 ships
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| Netherlands :
Airports
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27 (2009)
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| Netherlands :
Heliports
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1
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| Netherlands :
Military branches
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Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht, KLu), Royal Military Police (2010)
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| Netherlands :
Military expenditures
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1.6% of GDP (2005 est.)
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