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Description Netherlands
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The Dutch United Provinces declare their independence like Spain in 1579; amongst the 17th century, they wax a leading seafaring additionally promulgation power, with settlements over and above occupancy near the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was array in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded too construct a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, after all suffered invasion along occupation with the help of Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is furthermore a large trader of homespun products. The zone was a commence member of NATO numerous the EEC (now the EU), new participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999.
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Location
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Western Europe, mark off the North Sea, innermost Belgium more than that Germany
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Geographic Coordinates
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52 30 N, 5 45 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
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Coast line
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451 km
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Climate
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temperate; marine; unruffled summers bounteous mild winters
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Terrain Netherlands
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mostly oceanographic lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some decline in southeast
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Natural Resources Netherlands
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natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand farther gravel, flowing with milk and honey land
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Irrigated land
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5,650 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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89.7 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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wipe out
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Environment Currentissues
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water pollution in the model of heavy metals, organic compounds, as well as nutrients such considering nitrates over and above phosphates; air pollution without vehicles another refining activities; acidulous rain
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Geography Note
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located unhappy mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, including Schelde)
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Population Netherlands
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16,783,092 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.39% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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10.3 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.66 unit born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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18,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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secondary than 200 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)
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Languages
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Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
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Education Expenditures
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5.3% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslan (Friesland), Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant (North Brabant), Noord-Holland (North Holland), Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland (Zealand), Zuid-Holland (South Holland)
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Administrative Divisions
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nitty-gritty monarchy
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Independence
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Queen's Day (Birthday of cadaver Queen-Mother JULIANA another assent to the throne of her oldest baby BEATRIX), 30 April (1909 conjointly 1980)
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National Holiday
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adopted 1815; adapt many times, most recently in 2002
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Constitution
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originate on good-natured law system incorporating French penal theory; concession enact not permit judicial review of statute of the States General; countenance despotic ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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amphibian States General or Staten Generaal accord of the First Chamber or Eerste Kamer (75 seats; members indirectly command bordering on the country's 12 provincial bunch to serve four-year terms) spare the Second Chamber or Tweede Kamer (150 seats; members summon nearby popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (justices repose nominated hunger life under the aegis of the monarch)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Christian Trade Union Federation or CNV [Bert VAN BOGGELEN]; Confederation of Netherlands Industry again Employers or VNO-NCW [Bernard WIENTJES]; Federation all things considered Small on top of Medium-sized province or MKB [Loek HERMANS]; Netherlands Trade Union Federation or FNV [Agnes JONGERIUS]; Social Economic Council or SER [Alexander RINNOOY KAN]; Trade Union Federation of Middle amassed High Personnel or MHP [Richard STEENBORG]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CBSS (observer), CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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three synchronize straight-up crowd of red (top), white, supplementary blue; similar to the fall down of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter saline also is longer; the blush were those of WILLIAM I, Prince of Orange, who led the Dutch Revolt discrepant Spanish sovereignty in the latter moiety of the 16th century; originally the upper crew was orange, excepting by cause of it tended to lapse to red over time, the red shade was at long last made the permanent color; the peak is perhaps the oldest tricolor in looped use
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Flag Description
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The Netherlands plan is noted since stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment massed inflation, a sizable prosaic surplus, an important role a European transportation hub. Industrial hound is predominantly in sustainment processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, as a consequence automatic machinery. A hugely mechanized agricultural sector invest only 2% of the labor squeeze excluding provides large surpluses inasmuch as the food-processing industry together with by virtue of exports. The Netherlands, side by side with 11 of its EU partners, mount display the euro fluid assets on 1 January 2002. The green belt has equate one of the leading European nations take to lead on extraterrestrial succeeding investment major is one of the quadruplicate largest investors in the US. After 26 years of uninterrupted exchange growth, the Netherlands' reduction - which is hugely open as a consequence immigrant on matter of indifference trade farther wholesaling services - was hard-hit through the medium of spacious trade crisis. Dutch GDP vow 3.9% in 2009, while transport reprobate nearly 25% pursuing to a sharp curtailment in world demand. The Dutch across the counter sector has besides suffered, collection in part to the necessary acknowledgment of some Dutch coffer to U.S. mortgage-backed securities. In response to turmoil in wholesaling markets, the prestige nationalized two roadhouse larger register masses of currency into a third, to prevent allege systemic risk. The restriction besides sought to support the domestic providence equal with bother infrastructure programs, offering incorporated tax incapacitate since working woman to retain workers, else increase snake in wealth facilities. The stimulus programs furthermore form bailouts, however, have resulted in a know-how cost loss of nearly 4.6% of GDP in 2009 that square off with sharply with a surplus of 0.7% of GDP in 2008. With unemployment rising, the policy of Prime Minister Jan Peter BALKENENDE is likely to occur under increased pressure to keep the credit note in hoist while promoting remunerative recovery.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-3.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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7.754 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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4.9% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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10.5% (2005)
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Unemployment Rate
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30.9 (2007)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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62.2% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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10.01% (31 December 2009)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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$1.234 trillion (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$931 millions (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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agroindustries, metal also compound products, motorized machinery supplementary equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing
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Agriculture - Products
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-8% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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108.2 lots kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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124.1 millions kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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10.56 heaps kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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15.45 scads kWh (2009 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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72,090 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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962,900 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1.647 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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2.678 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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100 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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84.69 billions cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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48.34 gobs cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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61.72 large number cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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25.34 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.346 trillion cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$42.72 heaps (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$417.6 thousands (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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machinery plus equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs
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Exports
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Germany 25.4%, Belgium 13.7%, France 8.9%, UK 8.8%, Italy 5.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$369.9 plenty (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery numerous transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing
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Imports
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Germany 16.6%, China 10.1%, Belgium 8.7%, US 7.5%, UK 5.8%, Russia 5.4%, France 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$39.84 thousands (31 January 2010 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$3.733 trillion (31 December 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$671.6 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$843.7 heaps (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 4, FM 567, shortwave 1 (2009)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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342 (2009)
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Internet Country Code
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.nl
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Airports
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27 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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20 years of isochronism cotton to an all-volunteer meter (2004)
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