Some information about the Netherlands
The Netherlands is located in the North-West of Europe and it borders to the North Sea. The country has a population of 17.084.719 people (2017) and a surface of 41.543 km². As you can see, this means that the country is very densely populated, with a density of 411,3 people per km² and 510 people per km² if water is excluded (2017).
Some numbers about water (2010):
- About 18% of the country consists of water
- 26% of the land and its population is below sea-level
- 55 % of the Netherlands has risks of flooding due to the sea
- 29% has risks of flooding due to the rivers