Country
Netherlands
- NL
- Europe
- EUR
- .nl
Netherlands (NL/NLD) is a country in Europe with its capital at Amsterdam. It covers about 41,850 km² with a population of roughly 17,800,000, uses the EUR, dials on +31, owns the .nl internet domain and keeps its capital on Europe/Amsterdam. It borders 2 countries.
Identity
Official short nameNetherlands
CapitalAmsterdam
ContinentEurope
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2NL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3NLD
Internet TLD.nl
Calling code+31
Currency codeEUR
Geography
Latitude52.1326° N
Longitude5.2913° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area41,850 km²16,158 square miles
Land neighbours2
Distance from London379 kmto the approximate centre of Netherlands, not to Amsterdam. ENE, bearing 77.3°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalEurope/Amsterdamthe IANA zone for Amsterdam; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+01:00
Observes daylight savingYesthe clock moves between UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00
Summer offsetUTC+02:00
Offset in JanuaryUTC+01:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now9 Sept 2026, 19:12
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population17,800,000≈estimate, 2024 edition. Population figures are latest available national or UN estimates, rounded
Population density425.3 per km²≈
Share of world population0.22%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset55 of 59
Population rank in this dataset41 of 59
Neighbouring countries
Belgium190 km centre to centre
Germany372 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition. Population figures are latest available national or UN estimates, rounded
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2024-01-01
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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