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Countries of the World: Netherlands

Welcome to our Countries of the World section.

In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Netherlands.

The Netherlands is a country on the European continent with a long coastline along the North Sea, a population of just over 17.2 million people in 2022 and has the following 2 countries across its borders:

  1. Belgium.
  2. Germany.
 

You pronounce Netherlands like this: NETH-ERR-LANDS.

Key information and contact details for Netherlands

Official Language: Dutch.

Secondary Language(s): English, German, French.

Netherlands dialling code: +31.

Netherlands currency: Euro.

Netherlands Capital City: Amsterdam.

Netherlands International AirportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol, Evert van de Beekstraat 202, 1118 CP Schiphol, Netherlands. Phone Number: +31 20 794 0800.

Emergency Services Phone Number: Police / Ambulance / Fire: 112.

British EmbassyBritish Embassy The Hague, Lange Voorhout 10, 2514 ED The Hague, Netherlands. Phone Number: +31 (0) 70 427 0427.

American EmbassyU.S. Embassy The Hague, John Adams Park 1, 2244 BZ Wassenaar, Netherlands. Phone Number: +31 70 310-2209.

Latest Travel Advice (British Government)https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/netherlands.

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