Area (sq km): total: 41,526 sq km land: 33,883 sq km water: 7,643 sq km
Roadways (km): total: 134,981 km (includes 2,604 km of expressways) (2006)
Languages (%): Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
Literacy (%): definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.)
Currency (code): euro (EUR)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $39,000 (2007 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%): 3.5% (2007 est.)
Industries: agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing
Internet users: 15 million (2007)


Source: CIA - The World Factbook