Netherlands Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Aruba Country Formation Date | Aruba | part of Netherlands | ||
| Belgium Country Formation Date | 1830 | Belgium | Netherlands | October 4, 1830 |
| Indonesia Country Formation Date | 1945 | Indonesia | Netherlands | August 17, 1945 |
| Luxembourg Country Formation Date | 1839 | Luxembourg | Netherlands | 1839 |
| Netherlands Country Formation Date | 1579 | Netherlands | January 23, 1579 | |
| Netherlands Antilles Country Formation Date | Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Territory | ||
| Suriname Country Formation Date | 1975 | Suriname | Netherlands | November 25, 1975 |
Database: World's Busiest Airports
| Record Name | Year | City | Country | Region | State | Province | Source | Airport | Passenger Traffic | Rank |
| AMSTERDAM, NE (AMS) Airport Traffic | 2006 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | Airport Council International | AMSTERDAM, NE (AMS) | 46 065 719 | 12 |
Database: Death Rates by Country
| Record Name | Country | Death Rate (per 1000 persons) | Source |
| Death Rate for Netherlands | Netherlands | 8.6 | Wikipedia |
| Death Rate for Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) | Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) | 7.9 | Wikipedia |
| Death Rate for Aruba (Netherlands) | Aruba (Netherlands) | 7.1 | Wikipedia |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Pendulum Clock | 1656 | The Netherlands | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Christiaan Huygens |
| Compact disc (CD) | 1980 | The Netherlands, Japan | Asia and Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Philips Electronics, Sony Corp. |
| DVD | 1995 | Japan, United States, The Netherlands | Asia, Europe and North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | consortium of international electronics companies |
| Electrocardiogram | 1903 | The Netherlands | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Willem Einthoven |
| Compound Optical Microscope | c. 1600 | The Netherlands | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Hans Zacharias Jansen |
| Submarine | 1620 | The Netherlands | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Cornelis Drebbel |
| Optical Telescope | 1608 | The Netherlands | Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Hans Lippershey |
Database: World Wide Lanuage Speakers
| Record Name | Language | Primary Country | Source | Rank | Speakers |
| DUTCH World Wide Language Speakers | DUTCH | Netherlands | 13th Edition of the Ethnologue | 48 | 20,000,000 |
Database: List of largest world corporations by market capitalization
| Record Name | Company | Country | Industry | Market Value (March 2007, USD million) | Revenue (2006 USD billion) | Source |
| Market capitalization for Royal Dutch Shell | Royal Dutch Shell | Netherlands | Oil and gas | 214,018 | 318.8 | Wikipedia - Financial Times |
| Market capitalization for Unilever | Unilever | United Kingdom, Netherlands | Consumer goods | 99,543 | 52.3 (~) | Wikipedia - Financial Times |
| Market capitalization for ING Group | ING Group | Netherlands | Banking, Insurance | 93,406 | 97.1 (~) | Wikipedia - Financial Times |
| Market capitalization for ABN AMRO | ABN AMRO | Netherlands | Banking | 83,074 | 29.9 (~) | Wikipedia - Financial Times |
| Market capitalization for Schlumberger | Schlumberger | Netherlands Antilles | Oilfield Services | 81,437 | 19.2 | Wikipedia - Financial Times |
| Market capitalization for Fortis | Fortis | Belgium, Netherlands | Banking, Insurance | 59,327 | 121.2 (~) | Wikipedia - Financial Times |
| Market capitalization for Philips Electronics | Philips Electronics | Netherlands | Consumer electronics | 43,494 | 36.0 (~) | Wikipedia - Financial Times |
Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities
| Record Name | City | Country | Region | Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) | Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) | Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) | Source |
| Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Europe | 341 | 318 | 23 | Cushman & Wakefield |
Database: World Widfe life Expectancy by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Life Expectancy | Rank |
| Netherlands Life Expectancy | Netherlands | World Fact Book | 79.11 | 28 |
| Netherlands Antilles Life Expectancy | Netherlands Antilles | World Fact Book | 76.24 | 68 |
Database: World Oil Production by Country
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | Barrels per Day |
| Netherlands Oil Production | Netherlands | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 94,870 |
| Netherlands Antilles Oil Production | Netherlands Antilles | 2006 | 2006 CIA World Factbook | 0 |
Database: World's Tallest Buildings
| Record Name | City | Country | Height in Meters | Height in Feet |
| Euromast Tower | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 185 | 607 |
Database: Wind Energy Generation Sites World-Wide
| Record Name | Country | Site | Installed Capacity (MW) | Source |
| Windpark Egmond aan Zee (Netherlands) | Netherlands | Windpark Egmond aan Zee | 108 | Wikipedia |
Database: Number of Airports in World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Year | Airports | Source |
| Number of Airports in Netherlands | Netherlands | 2007 | 27 | CIA World Fact Book |
| Number of Airports in Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | 2007 | 5 | CIA World Fact Book |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| Local Name for Netherlands | Netherlands | Nederland/Holland |
| Local Name for Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | Nederlandse Antillen |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Eelco N. van Kleffens | Netherlands | 1954 | Ninth |
Database: Unemployment rate for world countries
| Record Name | Country | Rate (Percent) | Note | Source |
| Unemployment rate for Netherlands | Netherlands | 5.50 | 2006 est. | Wikipedia |
| Unemployment rate for Aruba (Netherlands) | Aruba (Netherlands) | 6.90 | 2005 est. | Wikipedia |
| Unemployment rate for Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) | Netherlands Antilles (Netherlands) | 17.00 | 2002 est. | Wikipedia |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Joop Zoetemelk Tour 67 | 1980 | Netherlands | Cycling | 67 | Joop Zoetemelk |
| Jan Janssen Tour 55 | 1968 | Netherlands | Cycling | 55 | Jan Janssen |
Database: Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
| Record Name | Country | Industry | Source |
| ABN Amro Holding NV | Netherlands | Commercial Banks | Global100.Org |
| ING Groep NV | Netherlands | Diversified Financial Services | Global100.Org |
| Philips Electronics KON | Netherlands | Household Durables | Global100.Org |
| Reed Elsevier PLC | Netherlands | Media | Global100.Org |
Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits
| Record Name | Country | Region | Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent) |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Netherlands | Netherlands | Europe | 0.05 |
Database: World List of Basilicas
| Record Name | Country | Religion | Region | Number of Basilicas | Note |
| Number of Basilicas in Netherlands | Netherlands | Catholic | Europe | 20 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
| Number of Basilicas in Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | Catholic | Central America | 1 | Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance. |
Database: World's Top 100 Retailers
| Record Name | Retailer | Base Country | Store Type | Region | Market | Sales in US Dollars | Percent of Sales in Forgein Country | Source |
| Royal Ahold (NET) | Royal Ahold | Netherlands | Supermarkets | Europe | Global | 31,222.15 | 76.40% | Pricewaterhouse Coopers |
| Vendex KBB (NET) | Vendex KBB | Netherlands | Diversified | Europe | Global | 4,499.81 | 11.90% | Pricewaterhouse Coopers |
Database: Tallest Churches in the World
| Record Name | Year Complete | City | Country | Church | Height (Meters) | Height (Feet) | Source |
| Martinikerk | 1482 | Groningen | Netherlands | Martinikerk | 127.0 m | 417 ft | Wikipedia |
| Domtoren | 1382 | Utrecht | Netherlands | Domtoren | 112.5 m | 369 ft | Wikipedia |
| Nieuwe Kerk | 1496 | Delft | Netherlands | Nieuwe Kerk | 108.8 m | 357 ft | Wikipedia |
| Onze-Lieve-Vrouwentoren | 15th Century | Amersfoort | Netherlands | Onze-Lieve-Vrouwentoren | 98.0 m | 322 ft | Wikipedia |
| Grote Kerk | Breda | Netherlands | Grote Kerk | 98.0 m | 322 ft | Wikipedia | |
| Martinikerk | 1627 | Groningen | Netherlands | Martinikerk | 96.9 m | 318 ft | Wikipedia |
| Eusebiuskerk | 1965 | Arnhem | Netherlands | Eusebiuskerk | 92.9 m | 305 ft | Wikipedia |
| Grote Kerk | 1424 | The Hague | Netherlands | Grote Kerk | 92.6 m | 303 ft | Wikipedia |
| Sint-Jacobuskerk | 1878 | The Hague | Netherlands | Sint-Jacobuskerk | 91.1 m | 299 ft | Wikipedia |
| Lange Jan | 1300 | Middelburg | Netherlands | Lange Jan | 90.5 m | 297 ft | Wikipedia |
| Westerkerk | 1638 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Westerkerk | 85.3 m | 279 ft | Wikipedia |
Database: World Literacy Rates
| Record Name | Country | Source | Total | Men | Women | Year |
| The Netherlands Literacy Rate | The Netherlands | UNESCO | 99 percent | Not Available | Not Available | 1995 |
| The Netherlands Antilles Literacy Rate | The Netherlands Antilles | UNESCO | 96.9 percent | 96.9 percent | 97 percent | 2005 |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| Netherlands Railway Length | Netherlands | 2005 | Train | 2,813 | Wikipedia |
Database: Internet Country Codes
| Record Name | Country | Internet Code |
| AN Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | AN |
| NL Netherlands | Netherlands | NL |
Database: Prison Population by Country
| Record Name | Year | Source |
| Prison population for Netherlands | 2007 | Human Development Reports (UNDP) |
Database: Worlds Largest Economic Entities (2000)
| Record Name | Country or Corporation | Year | GDP / sales ($million) | Source |
| GDP Sales for Netherlands (2000) | Netherlands | 2000 | 384,766.00 | Institute for Policy Studies (Report on the Top 200 corporations) |
Database: Top Supercomputers of the world
| Record Name | Year | Country | Manufacturer | Source | Site | Processors | Rmax (GFlops) | Rpeak (GFlops) |
| Stella - eServer Blue Gene Solution | 2005 | Netherlands | IBM | Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) | ASTRON/University Groningen | 12288 | 27450 | 34406.4 |
| Huygens - eServer pSeries 575, p5+ 1.9 GHz, Infiniband | 2007 | Netherlands | IBM | Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) | SARA (Stichting Academisch Rekencentrum) | 1920 | 11490 | 14592 |
Database: Sucide Rates By Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Year | Male (per 100,000) | Female (per 100,000) |
| NETHERLANDS suicide rate | Netherlands | World Health Organization | 04 | 12.7 | 6.0 |
Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country
| Record Name | Country | 1975 (liters per year) | 1979 (liters per year) | 2003 (liters per year) | 2004 (liters per year) | Source |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for Netherlands | Netherlands | n/a | n/a | 9.68 | n/a | World Health Organization |
| Average total alchohol consumption per person for Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | n/a | n/a | 11.55 | n/a | World Health Organization |
Database: Country Population (2002)
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Year | Land Area | Population | Source |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 2002 | 41,526 | 16,067,754 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
| Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | Willemstad | 2002 | 960 | 214,258 | The World Factbook 2002, CIA |
Database: World's Largest Newspapers by Circulation
| Record Name | Country | Language | Region | Source | Newspaper | Rank | Circulation (thousands) |
| De Telegraaf Newspaper Circulation | The Netherlands | Dutch | Europe | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | De Telegraaf | 71 | 753 |
Database: Coin Mints of the World
| Record Name | Country | City | Address |
| Royal Dutch Mint | Netherlands | Utrecht | Leidseweg 90, 3531 BG Utrecht, Netherlands. Tel 0031 (0)30-2910410 |
Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Thousand Metric Tonnes | per Capita (per thousand people) |
| Netherlands CO2 Carbon Emissions | Netherlands | World Resources Institute | 174,809 | 10.6545 |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| Netherlands Ocean Coastline Length | Netherlands | 451 |
| Netherlands Antilles Ocean Coastline Length | Netherlands Antilles | 364 |
Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rate (2003) | Rate (2002) | Rate (2001) | Rate (2000) |
| NETHERLANDS Inflation Rate | Netherlands | International Monetary Fund | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 2.3 |
| NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Inflation Rate | Netherlands Antilles | International Monetary Fund | n.a. | n.a. | 3.9 | 4.7 |
Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country
| Record Name | Country | High School Equivalent Education |
| High School Equivalent for Netherlands | Netherlands | Voorberiedend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO) (Diploma of Pre-University Education) |
Database: Capital Cities of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Capital City | Country Long Name | FIPS code |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands) | Netherlands | AmsterdamThe Hague (seat of gov't) | Kingdom of the Netherlands | NL |
Database: World Currency List
| Record Name | Country | Symbol | Subdivision | Name |
| The euro is only used inAustria, Belgium, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal; it is not used in otherE.U. countries. | The euro is only used inAustria, Belgium, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal; it is not used in otherE.U. countries. | |||
| Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | Ant.f. or NAf. | 100 cents | guilder (a.k.a. florin or gulden) |
| Netherlands (-1998) | Netherlands (-1998) | f. | 100 cents | guilder (a.k.a. florin or gulden) |
| Netherlands (1999-) | Netherlands (1999-) | € | 100 cents | euro |
Database: Overweight Population By Country
| Record Name | Country | Source | Rank | Percent Overweight |
| Netherlands Overweight Population | Netherlands | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | 14 | 35.0 |
Database: Country GDP (2005)
| Record Name | Country | Year | Source | GDP | GDP per Capita | Real Growth Rate | Inflation |
| Netherlands GDP | Netherlands | 2005 | The World Factbook 2006 | 499.8 billion | 30,500 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
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