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General Overview
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Head of state |
Queen Beatrix |
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Head of government |
Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende |
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System of government |
Constitutional monarchy |
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National language |
Dutch |
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Currency |
€, Euro ECB currency exchange |
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Population |
16,357,000 |
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Capital City |
Amsterdam |
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Seat of government |
The Hague (Den Haag or ’s-Gravenhage) |
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Number of municipalities |
443 |
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Number of provinces |
12 |
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Dependent areas |
Aruba, Netherlands Antilles |
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Head of state |
Queen Beatrix |
Geography
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Geografical position |
Western Europe, bordering Germany, Belgium and The North Sea |
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Time Zone |
CET (UTC+1), in Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) |
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Climate |
temperate maritime, cool summers and mild winters |
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Total area |
41,500 km² |
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Land |
33,800 km² |
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Water |
7,700 km² |
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Land below sea level |
26 % |
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Terrain |
mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some low hills in southeast |
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Natural resources |
natural gas |
Provinces & Main Cities, see map of the Netherlands
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Province |
Capital |
Other Main Cities |
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Groningen |
Groningen |
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Friesland |
Leeuwarden |
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Noord-Holland |
Haarlem |
Amsterdam, Zaanstad, Haarlemmermeer, Alkmaar |
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Drenthe |
Assen |
Emmen |
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Flevoland |
Lelystad |
Almere |
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Overijssel |
Zwolle |
Enschede, Deventer |
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Utrecht |
Utrecht |
Amersfoort |
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Gelderland |
Arnhem |
Nijmegen, Apeldoorn, Ede |
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Zuid-Holland |
Den Haag (The Hague |
Rotterdam, Zoetermeer, Dordrecht, Leiden, Delft |
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Noord-Brabant |
's-Hertogenbosch |
Eindhoven, Tilburg Breda |
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Zeeland |
Middelburg |
Terneuzen, Vlissingen, Goes |
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Limburg |
Maastricht |
Heerlen, Sittard, Venlo |
Transportation
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Trains |
393 stations, 2809 route-km for public (local, intercities), 20 cargo terminals |
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Main airport |
Amsterdam Schiphol (fourth largest in Europe) |
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Other regional airport |
Eindhoven, Maastricht-Aachen, Rotterdam, Groningen-Eelde |
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Main seaport |
Rotterdam (Europort. European’s largest harbour) |
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Other seaports |
Delfzijl, Eemshaven, Den Helder, IJmuiden, Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Vlissingen, Terneuzen |
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Waterways |
5046 km, of which 47% is usable by craft of over 1000 metric ton capacity |
Demographics
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Demographic item |
Value |
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Year |
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Population |
16,357,000 |
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2007 |
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Population per km 2 of land |
485 |
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2007 |
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Increase in population |
0.1 % |
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2006 |
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Average life expectancy: men (years) |
77.1 |
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2007 |
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Average life expectancy: women (years) |
81.3 |
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2007 |
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Immigration from: |
101,000 |
100.0% |
2006 |
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Germany |
10,400 |
10.3% |
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Turkey |
3,400 |
3,3% |
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Dutch Antilles and Aruba |
4,900 |
4.9% |
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United Kingdom |
5,600 |
5.5% |
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Belgium |
6,100 |
6,0% |
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Emigration (destination) |
91,000 |
100.0% |
2006 |
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Germany |
11,000 |
12.1% |
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Belgium |
12,000 |
13.1% |
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United Kingdom |
9,000 |
9.9% |
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Dutch Antilles and Aruba |
6,300 |
6.9% |
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United States |
5,000 |
5.5% |
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Persons born Netherlands remigrated back from: |
23,500 |
100.0% |
2006 |
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Belgium |
3,600 |
15.3% |
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Germany |
3,600 |
15.3% |
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Netherlands Antilles and Aruba |
1,900 |
8.1% |
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United States |
1,000 |
4.3% |
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United Kingdom |
1,400 |
6.0% |
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Population by age |
100 % |
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2007 |
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0-19 |
24.2 % |
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20-49 |
26.4 % |
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50-64 |
34.9 % |
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65 and older |
14.5 % |
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Religion |
100 % |
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2004 |
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Catholic |
30 % |
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Protestant |
21 % |
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Muslim |
6 % |
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Hindu |
1 % |
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Other religions |
2 % |
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None |
41 % |
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Educational attainment, population aged 15-64 |
100 % |
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2007 |
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Primary education |
33 % |
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Secondary education |
41 % |
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Higher education |
25 % |
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Population born abroad / one parents born abroad |
19.4 % |
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2007 |
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Indonesia |
2.4 % |
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Germany |
2.3 % |
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Turkey |
2.3 % |
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Suriname |
2.0 % |
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Morocco |
2.0 % |
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Persons with a computer at home |
82 % |
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2004 |
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Persons with an Internet connection at home |
73 % |
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2004 |
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Home owners |
53 % |
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2004 |
Economy
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Macroeconomic figures |
Value |
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Year |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
billion 505.6 |
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2005 |
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GPD Country Rank |
16 |
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2007 |
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Per capita GDP |
thousend € 30.2 |
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2006 |
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Per capita GDP country rank |
9 |
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2007 |
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GDP growth |
1.5 % |
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2005 |
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Inflation |
1.1 % |
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2006 |
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Start-up Enterprises |
7.9 % |
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2005 |
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Enterprises selling via the Internet |
53 % |
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2002 |
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Enterprises with > 5% of sales via the Internet |
24 % |
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2002 |
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Total workforce |
7,500,000 |
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2006 |
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People employed |
7,100,000 |
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2006 |
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Men employed) |
2 % |
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2005 |
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Women employed |
54 % |
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2005 |
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Unemployment rate |
5.5 % |
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2006 |
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Productivity |
€ 70,000 |
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2005 |
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Part time workforce |
48 % |
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2005 |
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People employed per economic sector |
100 % |
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2005 |
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Agriculture and fisheries |
3 % |
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Industry |
21 % |
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Commercial services |
38 % |
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Non-commercial services |
34 % |
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Contribution to GDP per economic sector |
100 % |
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2005 |
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Agriculture and fisheries |
2 % |
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Extractive industries |
3 % |
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Industry |
13 % |
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Energy and water |
1 % |
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Construction |
5 % |
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Trade, hotel and catering, and repair |
13 % |
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Transport, storage and communication |
6 % |
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Financial and business services |
24 % |
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Public sector |
11 % |
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Health care and other services |
11 % |
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Traffic and transport |
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Main airport |
Schiphol Amsterdam |
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Number of passengers (2005) |
44,100,000 |
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2005 |
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Freight tonnage (2005) |
1,400,000 |
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2005 |
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Main seaport |
Rotterdam |
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Freight tonnage Rotterdam |
370,000,000 |
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2005 |
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Road per inhabitant (km) |
0.008 |
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2006 |
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Private cars per 1,000 inhabitants |
443 |
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2005 |
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Bicycle ownership |
81.4 % |
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2005 |
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Exports, imports and investment |
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Value of exports - world ranking |
6 |
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2006 |
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Export Value to: |
million € 318,100 |
100 % |
2006 |
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Belgium |
38,172 |
12 % |
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Germany |
79,525 |
25 % |
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France |
25,448 |
8 % |
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United Kingdom |
28,629 |
9 % |
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United States |
15,905 |
5 % |
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Import value from: |
million € 285,100
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100 % |
2006 |
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Belgium |
31,360 |
11 % |
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Germany |
54,170 |
19 % |
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France |
14,255 |
5 % |
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United Kingdom |
17,106 |
6 % |
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United States |
22,808 |
8 % |
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Dutch foreign investment in: |
million € 561,500 |
100 % |
2005 |
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Belgium |
46,156 |
8 % |
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Germany |
41,235 |
7 % |
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France |
35,223 |
6 % |
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United Kingdom |
96,422 |
17 % |
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United States |
78,470 |
14 % |
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Foreign investment in the Netherlands from: |
million € 407,945 |
100 % |
2005 |
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Belgium |
35,807 |
9 % |
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Germany |
44,526 |
11 % |
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France |
26,102 |
6 % |
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United Kingdom |
57,085 |
14 % |
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United States |
69,140 |
17 % |
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