General information

Some information about the Netherlands

Afbeeldingsresultaat voor nederlandse vlagThe 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