Netherlands – The Facts
- Full name: The Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Population: 16.4 million (UN, 2007)
- Capital: Amsterdam; seat of government: the Hague
- Area: 41,864 sq km (16,164 sq miles)
- Major language: Dutch
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 euro = 100 cents
- Main exports: Metal manufacturing, chemicals, foodstuffs
- GNI per capita: US $36,620 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .nl
- International dialling code: +31
- Head of state: Queen Beatrix
- Prime minister: Jan Peter Balkenende
- The press
- Algemeen Dagblad - national, daily
- NRC Handelsblad - national, daily
- De Telegraaf - national, daily
- De Volkskrant - national, daily
- Trouw - national, daily
- Elsevier - news weekly
- Vrij Nederland - news weekly
- Television
- NOS - oversees the country's three national public networks
- BVN TV - public, for Dutch-speakers abroad
- RTL - commercial, operates RTL4, RTL5, RTL7 and RTL8 channels
- SBS - commercial, operates SBS6, Net5 and Veronica channels
- Radio
- NOS - oversees public radio stations, including news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4
- Radio Netherlands - international broadcaster, language services include English
- Sky Radio - popular commercial FM station, continuous music
- Radio 538 - popular commercial FM station, pop and dance music
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