Overview of and topical guide to the Netherlands
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Netherlands.
Netherlands – parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy . Its European mainland is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.
The European Netherlands constitutes the vast majority (by land area and population) of both the country and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and as such 'the Netherlands' in common parlance often implicitly refers to this entity. Similarly, the articles linked to below predominantly consider the European Netherlands.
The location of the European Netherlands An enlargeable map of the European Netherlands An enlargeable basic map of the Netherlands , (Caribbean Netherlands inset) An enlargeable topographic map of the Kingdom of the Netherlands An enlargeable satellite image of the European Netherlands Diagram of the organisation of entities in the Kingdom of the Netherlands Geography of the Netherlands [ edit ] Geography of the Netherlands
The Netherlands is:
Location (European Netherlands):
Germany 577 km
Belgium 450 km
Environment of the Netherlands [ edit ] Environment of the Netherlands
Natural geographic features of the Netherlands [ edit ] Regions of the Netherlands [ edit ] Regions of the Netherlands
Administrative divisions of the Netherlands [ edit ] Administrative divisions of the Netherlands
Provinces of the Netherlands [ edit ] Provinces of the Netherlands
Municipalities of the Netherlands [ edit ] Municipalities of the Netherlands
Demography of the Netherlands [ edit ] Demographics of the Netherlands
Government and politics of the Netherlands [ edit ] Form of government : constitutional monarchy , democracy
Capital of the Netherlands : Amsterdam . Note that the seat of government is in The Hague
Elections in the Netherlands
Dutch general election, 2021
Dutch general election, 2017
Dutch general election, 2012
Dutch Senate election, 2011
Dutch provincial elections, 2011
Dutch general election, 2010
Dutch municipal elections, 2010
European Parliament election, 2009
Dutch water board elections, 2008
Dutch Senate election, 2007
Dutch provincial elections, 2007
Dutch general election, 2006
Dutch municipal elections, 2006
Political parties in the Netherlands
Taxation in the Netherlands Branches of government of the Netherlands [ edit ] Government of the Netherlands
Executive branch of the government of the Netherlands [ edit ] Legislative branch of the government of the Netherlands [ edit ] Judicial branch of the government of the Netherlands [ edit ] Court system of the Netherlands
Foreign relations of the Netherlands [ edit ] Foreign relations of the Netherlands
International organization membership of the Netherlands [ edit ] International organization membership of the Netherlands
Economic Affairs and Finance of the Netherlands [ edit ] Law and order in the Netherlands [ edit ] Law of the Netherlands
Military of the Netherlands [ edit ] Military of the Netherlands
Local government in the Netherlands [ edit ] Politics in the Netherlands
History of the Netherlands [ edit ] Culture of the Netherlands [ edit ] Culture of the Netherlands
Arts in the Netherlands [ edit ] Sports in the Netherlands [ edit ] Sports in the Netherlands
Economy and infrastructure of the Netherlands [ edit ] Economy of the Netherlands
Education in the Netherlands [ edit ] Education in the Netherlands
Netherlands
Wikimedia Atlas of the Netherlands