Some facts (Source: CIA World Factbook):
- Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
- Area:
total: 41,543 sq km
water: 7,650 sq km
land: 33,893 sq km
- Area comperative: slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
- Population: 16,805,037 (July 2012 est.)
- Elavation Extremes:
lowest point: Zuidplaspolder -7 m
highest point: Vaalserberg 322 m
- Administrative devision:
12 provinces (provincies, singular - provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland
- Flag description: Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue and is longer; one of the oldest flags in constant use, originating with William I, Prince of Orange, in the latter half of the 16th century
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