Location: Province of North-Holland next to provinces of Utrecht and Flevoland
Time: GMT +1 hour
Language: Dutch is the official language but English is widely spoken.
Area: City- 219 km2 , Urban- 1,003 km2, Metropolitan- 1,815 km2
Population: City - 762,057, Urban- 1.3 million, Metro- 2.16 million.
Religion: The Netherlands is a secular country with just 39% of the country religiously affiliated; Roman Catholicism is the single largest with 26.3% of the population.
Electricity: The Netherlands uses a 50 Hz and 230 V power system.
Telephone Code: +58
Currency: The Euro
Passport/visa requirements: British passport holders do not need a visa to travel to the Netherlands. Airports: The International airport, Schipol, is the largest in the Netherlands and the fifth largest in Europe in terms of passengers.
Flight time: Under half an hour.
Public Holidays- 2009 1 Jan New Year's Day. 10-13 Apr Easter. 30 Apr Queen's Day. 5 May Liberation Day. 21 May Ascension. 1 June Whit Monday. 25 Dec Christmas Day. 26 Dec Boxing Day. 2010 1 Jan New Year's Day. 2-5 Apr Easter. 30 Apr Queen's Day. 5 May Liberation Day. 13 May Ascension. 24 May Whit Monday. 25 Dec Christmas Day. 26 Dec Boxing Day.
For more information contact: Netherlands Board of Toursim & Conventions, PO Box 30783, London WC2B 6DH. Tel: 020 7539 7950 Email:
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Website: www.holland.com
