Outline of the Netherlands

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Netherlands.

Netherlands – parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. Its European mainland is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.

The European Netherlands constitutes the vast majority (by land area and population) of both the country and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and as such 'the Netherlands' in common parlance often implicitly refers to this entity. Similarly, the articles linked to below predominantly consider the European Netherlands.

General reference



 * Pronunciation:
 * Common English country names: Netherlands, (imprecisely Holland)
 * Official English country name: Netherlands
 * A constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which comprises the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten.
 * Common endonym(s): Nederland
 * Pronunciation: ,
 * Official endonym(s): Nederland
 * Adjectivals: Dutch, Netherlands
 * Demonym(s): Dutch
 * Etymology: Name of the Netherlands
 * International rankings of the Netherlands
 * ISO country codes: NL, NLD, 528
 * ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:NL
 * Internet country code top-level domain: .nl

Geography of the Netherlands
Geography of the Netherlands
 * The Netherlands is:
 * a country, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
 * a member state of the European Union
 * a member state of NATO
 * Location (European Netherlands):
 * Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
 * Eurasia
 * Europe
 * Western Europe
 * Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
 * Extreme points of the Netherlands:
 * North: 53°33′18″N 6°28′41″E
 * East: 53°10′49″N 7°13′40″E
 * South: 50°45′01.5″N 5°54′54.0″E
 * West: 51°18′57″N 3°21′30″E
 * High: Vaalserberg 322 m
 * Low: Zuidplaspolder -6.7 m
 * Land boundaries: 1,027 km
 * 🇩🇪 Germany 577 km
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium 450 km
 * Coastline: North Sea 451 km


 * Population of the Netherlands: 17,000,002
 * Area of the Netherlands: 41,526 km2 / 16,033 sq mi
 * Water: 18.41%
 * Atlas of the Netherlands

Environment of the Netherlands
Environment of the Netherlands
 * Climate of the Netherlands
 * Renewable energy in the Netherlands
 * Geology of the Netherlands
 * Protected areas of the Netherlands
 * Biosphere reserves in the Netherlands
 * National parks of the Netherlands
 * Wildlife of the Netherlands
 * Fauna of the Netherlands
 * Birds of the Netherlands
 * Mammals of the Netherlands

Natural geographic features of the Netherlands

 * Islands of the Netherlands
 * Lakes of the Netherlands
 * Rivers of the Netherlands
 * World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands

Regions of the Netherlands
Regions of the Netherlands

Administrative divisions of the Netherlands
Administrative divisions of the Netherlands
 * Provinces of the Netherlands
 * Municipalities of the Netherlands

Provinces of the Netherlands
Provinces of the Netherlands

Municipalities of the Netherlands
Municipalities of the Netherlands
 * Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam, though the seat of government is in The Hague
 * Cities of the Netherlands

Demography of the Netherlands
Demographics of the Netherlands
 * Dutch people
 * Ethnic minorities in the Netherlands

Government and politics of the Netherlands

 * Form of government: constitutional monarchy, democracy
 * Capital of the Netherlands: Amsterdam. Note that the seat of government is in The Hague
 * Elections in the Netherlands
 * Dutch general election, 2021
 * Dutch general election, 2017
 * Dutch general election, 2012
 * Dutch Senate election, 2011
 * Dutch provincial elections, 2011
 * Dutch general election, 2010
 * Dutch municipal elections, 2010
 * European Parliament election, 2009
 * Dutch water board elections, 2008
 * Dutch Senate election, 2007
 * Dutch provincial elections, 2007
 * Dutch general election, 2006
 * Dutch municipal elections, 2006
 * Political parties in the Netherlands
 * Taxation in the Netherlands

Branches of government of the Netherlands
Government of the Netherlands

Executive branch of the government of the Netherlands

 * Head of state: Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
 * Head of government: Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte
 * Cabinet of the Netherlands: List of cabinets of the Netherlands from 1945 onwards
 * Current cabinet: Third Rutte cabinet

Legislative branch of the government of the Netherlands

 * Parliament of the Netherlands: States General (bicameral)
 * Upper house: Senate of the Netherlands
 * Lower house: House of Representatives of the Netherlands

Judicial branch of the government of the Netherlands
Court system of the Netherlands
 * Supreme Court of the Netherlands

Foreign relations of the Netherlands
Foreign relations of the Netherlands
 * Foreign minister: Stef Blok
 * Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
 * Diplomatic missions in the Netherlands
 * Diplomatic missions of the Netherlands

International organization membership of the Netherlands
International organization membership of the Netherlands
 * Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
 * World Veterans Federation

Economic Affairs and Finance of the Netherlands

 * Minister of Economic Affairs: Henk Kamp
 * Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands
 * Finance minister: Jeroen Dijsselbloem
 * Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands

Law and order in the Netherlands
Law of the Netherlands
 * Justice minister: Ivo Opstelten
 * Ministry of Security and Justice of the Netherlands
 * Capital punishment in the Netherlands
 * Constitution of the Netherlands
 * Human rights in the Netherlands
 * LGBT rights in the Netherlands
 * Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands
 * Religion in the Netherlands
 * Euthanasia in the Netherlands
 * Abortion in the Netherlands
 * Law enforcement in the Netherlands
 * Prostitution in the Netherlands
 * Drug policy of the Netherlands
 * Gedogen (toleration of certain illegal practices for the greater good)

Military of the Netherlands
Military of the Netherlands
 * Command
 * Commander-in-chief: the Government
 * Defence minister: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
 * Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands
 * Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff: Tom Middendorp
 * Forces
 * Royal Netherlands Army
 * Korps Commandotroepen (special forces commando)
 * Royal Netherlands Navy
 * Netherlands Marine Corps (special forces marines)
 * Royal Netherlands Air Force
 * Royal Marechaussee (military police)
 * Military history of the Netherlands
 * Military ranks of the Dutch armed forces

Local government in the Netherlands
Politics in the Netherlands
 * Provincial politics in the Netherlands
 * Water board
 * Municipal politics in the Netherlands

History of the Netherlands

 * Military history of the Netherlands

Culture of the Netherlands
Culture of the Netherlands
 * Architecture of the Netherlands
 * Dutch Baroque architecture
 * Dutch Colonial architecture
 * Dutch Colonial Revival architecture
 * Cannabis in the Netherlands
 * Cuisine of the Netherlands
 * Ethnic minorities in the Netherlands
 * Festivals in the Netherlands
 * Music festivals in the Netherlands (category)
 * Cabaret
 * Languages of the Netherlands
 * Media in the Netherlands
 * National symbols of the Netherlands
 * Coat of arms of the Netherlands
 * Flag of the Netherlands
 * National anthem of the Netherlands
 * Dutch people
 * Prostitution in the Netherlands
 * Public holidays in the Netherlands
 * Records of the Netherlands
 * Religion in the Netherlands
 * Buddhism in the Netherlands
 * Christianity in the Netherlands
 * Hinduism in the Netherlands
 * Islam in the Netherlands
 * Judaism in the Netherlands
 * Sikhism in the Netherlands
 * World Heritage Sites in the Netherlands

Arts in the Netherlands

 * Art in the Netherlands
 * Cinema of the Netherlands
 * Literature of the Netherlands
 * Music of the Netherlands
 * Television in the Netherlands
 * Theatre in the Netherlands

Sports in the Netherlands
Sports in the Netherlands
 * Football in the Netherlands

Economy and infrastructure of the Netherlands
Economy of the Netherlands
 * Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 16th (sixteenth)
 * Agriculture in the Netherlands
 * Banking in the Netherlands
 * National Bank of the Netherlands
 * Communications in the Netherlands
 * Internet in the Netherlands
 * Companies of the Netherlands
 * Currency of the Netherlands: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
 * ISO 4217: EUR
 * Energy in the Netherlands
 * Energy policy of the Netherlands
 * Oil industry in the Netherlands
 * Health care in the Netherlands
 * Mining in the Netherlands
 * Amsterdam Stock Exchange
 * AEX index
 * Tourism in the Netherlands
 * Transport in the Netherlands
 * Airports in the Netherlands
 * Cycling in the Netherlands
 * Rail transport in the Netherlands
 * Road transport in the Netherlands
 * Roads in the Netherlands
 * Water supply and sanitation in the Netherlands

Education in the Netherlands
Education in the Netherlands