Basic Information About The Netherlands:

Population: The population of the Netherlands is 17,004,823.

GDP:  $ 798.6 billion (2016)

Climate:  The Netherlands has four seasons: winter (January – March), spring (April – June), summer (July – September) and autumn (October – December). The weather in Utrecht in summer can be pleasant, sunny and warm, i.e. 20-28 degrees Celsius.

People:  Dutch 78.6%, EU 5.8%, Turkish 2.4%, Indonesian 2.2%, Moroccan 2.2%, Surinamese 2.1%, Bonairian, Saba Islander, Sint Eustatian 0.8%, other 5.9%.

Religion:  Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant 19% (includes Dutch Reformed 9%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, 7%, Calvinist 3%), other 11% (includes about 5% Muslim and fewer numbers of Hindu, Buddhist, Jehovah’s Witness, and Orthodox), none 42%

Capital:  Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Language:  The official national language of the Netherlands is Dutch, spoken by almost all people in the Netherlands.

Currency:  The euro is the official currency of Netherlands.

Time Zone: Atlantic Time Zone UTC-04:00, Central European Time Zone UTC+01:00 and Central European Summer Time UTC+02:00