Netherlands Location:
52°21'N, 04°52'E
Netherlands Geography:
A remarkable aspect of the Netherlands is the flatness. Hilly landscapes can be found only in the central part, the south-eastern tip of the country and where the glaciers pushed up several hilly ridges such as the Hondsrug in Drenthe, the stuwwallen near Nijmegen, Salland, Twente and the Utrechtse Heuvelrug.
Netherlands People:
Population
- 2007 estimate 16,570,613 (59th)
- 2001 census 16,105,285
- Density 395 /km2 (23rd)
1,023 /sq mi
Netherlands Government:
Government Parliamentary democracy
Constitutional monarchy
- Monarch Queen Beatrix
- Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
Netherlands Economy:
The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy in which the government has reduced its role since the 1980s. Industrial activity is predominantly in food-processing (for example Unilever and Heineken), chemicals (for example DSM), petroleum refining (for example Royal Dutch Shell), and electrical machinery (for example Philips). Slochteren has one of the largest natural gas fields in the world, which has so far (2006) resulted in a total revenue of €159 billion since the mid 1970s. With just over half of the reserves used up and an expected continued rise in oil prices, the revenues over the next few decades are expected to be at least that much.[3]
Netherlands More Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands | 
