The Kingdom of the Netherlands At A Glance

Form of government
Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy

Head of state
Queen Beatrix

Administrative regions
12 provinces: Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland

Dependencies
Aruba, Netherlands Antilles

Currency
Euro

Capital
Amsterdam

Population
16.4 million (February 2009)

GDP
€670,2 billion (2008 est.)

International trade
Exports: €537.5 billion (2008) (goods and services)
Imports: €485.3 billion (2008) (goods and services)

Export commodities
Machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs

Import commodities
Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing

Source: Statistics Netherlands