Europe · Western EuropeNL · +31
Country profile / NL
Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Locally: Nederland
Capital
Amsterdam
Region
Europe
ISO
NL
Local time in Netherlands
live · IANAAmsterdam
Europe/Amsterdam
Reference ledger
CapitalAmsterdamAdministrative seat
LanguagesDutch1 listed
CurrenciesEuro1 listed
Time zonesEurope/Amsterdam1 IANA identifier
Area41,850 km²Ranked 134 of 241 by area
Dialing+31International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 45% of places in this atlas.
At 41,850 km², Netherlands ranks 134 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#134by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
2Field notes
2 notes“The Netherlands has more bicycles than people.”
02About a third of the country lies below sea level.
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code NL is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +31 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Europe/Amsterdam should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISONL
Borders2
Time zones1