User:The Epopt/Nethercard

Kingdom of the Netherlands Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Je maintiendrai"  (French) "Ik zal handhaven"  (Dutch) "I shall stand fast"1
Anthem: "Het Wilhelmus"
Capital and largest city	Amsterdam² 52°21′N 04°52′E
Official languages	Dutch³
Ethnic groups	80.9% Dutch 19.1% various others
Demonym(s)	Dutch
Government	Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Queen Beatrix
• Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
ISO 3166 code	NL

Wikipedia, Netherlands, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands

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Independence  through the Eighty Years' War from Philip II of Spain
• Declared	July 26 1581
• Recognized	January 30 16484
Area
• Total	41,526 km2 (16,033 sq mi) (134th)
• Water (%)	18.41
Population
• 2007 estimate	16,402,835 (61st)
• Density	395/km2 (1,023.0/sq mi) (15th)
GDP (PPP)	2006 estimate
• Total	670,929 Billion (16th)
• Per capita	$35,078 (10th)
GDP (nominal)	2005 estimate
• Total	$625.271 billion (16th)
• Per capita	$38,618 (10th)
HDI (2005)	0.953  (9th)
Currency	Euro (€)5 (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Calling code	31
Internet TLD	.nl6
The literal translation of the motto is "I will maintain". Here "maintain" is taken to mean to stand fast or to hold ground. The Hague is the seat of the government. West Frisian is also an official language in the Netherlands, although only spoken in Friesland; Dutch Low Saxon and Limburgish are officially recognised as regional languages. Peace of Westphalia. Prior to 2002: Dutch guilder. The .eu domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states.

Wikipedia, Netherlands, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands