- government: parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy
- area: 35520 km2
- capital: Amsterdam
- official languages: Dutch
- population: 16 million
- currency: euro, earlier gulden
- year of joining the European Union: 1951
- GDP (nominal) per capita: 38,600 $ (2005)
- leading religions: Catholicism, Protestantism
- traditional dish: raw herring
- life expectancy: 79 years
- national sports: skating, football
- calling code: +31
- international license plate codes: NL
- internet TLD: .nl