maps of netherlands

The maps of Netherlands show that it is a country located in the northwestern Europe. Netherlands maps cover an area of about 441, 526 square kilometer. It gained its independence from the Spanish Empire in 1581 and was recognized around 1648.

The capital city of Netherlands is Amsterdam which is also the largest city of the country. The official language of the country is Dutch and the country is also known as Holland. This country was one of the first parliamentary democracies in Europe. It is a geographically low lying country and around twenty seven percent of the country is below the sea level.

It is a densely populated country. The economy of this country is pretty stable; it is an open market economy and the major concentration is in the area of food processing. It is the sixteenth largest economy in the world. Its unemployment rates are very low, somewhere between two to three percent.

The Amsterdam stock exchange is one of the world’s oldest stock exchanges and now it is also one of the strongest in Europe. The agriculture sector is highly mechanized and the total work force in it is only four percent. Roman Catholicism is the biggest religion of the country, though it is a highly secular state. For those with travel maps of Netherlands the country side has a lot to offer though the biggest attraction is Amsterdam.