Netherlands Embassy
Old Airport Zone Kifle Ketema - Lideta Kebele 02/03 | |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Phone: |
(+251) 11-371-1100 |
Fax: |
(+251) 11-371-1577 |
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About Netherlands Embassy
Netherlands
Population: |
16,877,351 (July 2014 est.)
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Location: |
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
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Continent: |
Europe
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Major Urban Area: |
AMSTERDAM (capital) 1.056 million; Rotterdam 1.014 million; The Hague (seat of government) 635,000 (2011)
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Languages: |
Dutch (official)
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Ethnic Groups: |
Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Caribbean 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.)
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic 28%, Protestant 19% (includes Dutch Reformed 9%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands, 7%, Calvinist 3%), other 11% (includes about 5% Muslim and lesser numbers of Hindu, Buddhist, Jehovah's Witness, and Orthodox), none 42% (2009 est.)
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History: |
The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading seafaring and commercial power, with settlements and colonies around the world. After a 20-year French occupation, a Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized nation, the Netherlands is also a large exporter of agricultural products. The country was a founding member of NATO and the EEC (now the EU) and participated in the introduction of the euro in 1999. In October 2010, the former Netherlands Antilles was dissolved and the three smallest islands - Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba - became special municipalities in the Netherlands administrative structure. The larger islands of Sint Maarten and Curacao joined the Netherlands and Aruba as constituent countries forming the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Coastline: |
451 km
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Climate: |
temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
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Terrain: |
mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast
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Natural Resources: |
natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land
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Website link - http://ethiopia.nlembassy.org/
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Netherlands Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Netherlands Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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