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Europe > Netherlands > Geography

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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Area > Total 140 sq km [140th of 248]
Area > Water 51 sq km [51st of 237]
Capital city with population
Amsterdam (official) - 724,096; The Hague (administrative) - 445,279
Climate
temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Coastline 119 km [119th of 249]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Vaalserberg 322 m
Forested Land 142% [142nd of 193]
Geography > Note
located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde)
Irrigated land 53 sq km [53rd of 185]
Land boundaries > Total 117 km [117th of 161]
Largest city Amsterdam
Largest city population 81 [81st of 174]
Largest city with population Amsterdam - 724,096
Location
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
Map references
Europe
Natural resources
natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land
Population density 18 people per sqkm [18th of 256]
Precipitation 47 mm [47th of 95]
Terrain
mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, Nederland, the netherlands

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