Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands · Nederland

Netherlands (NL, NLD) is a country in Western Europe, with Amsterdam as its capital. The currency is the Euro (EUR, €). The international dialling code is +31 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 06 12345678. The time zone is Europe/Amsterdam. Official language: Dutch.

CurrencyEUR€

Dial code+31e.g. 06 12345678

Time zoneAmsterdamUTC+01:00

LanguageDutch

CapitalAmsterdam

Population17.8M41.9K km²

Overview

Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Native name: Nederland
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: NL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: NLD
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 528
IOC code: NED
Demonym: Dutch
Capital: Amsterdam
Region: Europe › Western Europe
Status: Independent, UN member
Groups: Western Europe
European Union
Eurozone
United Nations
Internet domain: .nl
Coordinates: 52.5, 5.75
Area: 41,850 km²
Population: 17,772,400
GDP: $1.2T ($69.8K per person)
Literacy: 99%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: 🇧🇪 Belgium
🇩🇪 Germany

Currency

Euro EUR

Symbol: €
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: € 1.234,50

Former currencies: NLG

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population	Writing
Dutch nl	Official	100% (17.8M)
Western Frisian fy	Official (regional)	4.3% (764.2K)
English en		90% (16M)
German de		71% (12.6M)	5%
French fr		19% (3.4M)
Low German nds		11% (2M)	5%
Limburgish li		5.5% (977.5K)	5%
gos gos		3.6% (639.8K)	5%
Indonesian id		1.8% (319.9K)
Zeelandic zea		1.4% (248.8K)
Riffian rif		1.2% (213.3K)
Turkish tr		1.2% (213.3K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
Europe/Amsterdam		UTC+01:00	UTC+02:00	Central European Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +31
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: 0
National number length: 5–11 digits
Emergency number: 112 pattern 112|911

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	010 123 4567	+31 10 123 4567	XXX XXX XXXX	9
Mobile	06 12345678	+31 6 12345678	XX XXXXXXXX	9, 11
Toll free	0800 1234	+31 800 1234	XXXX XXXX	[7-10]
Premium rate	0906 1234	+31 906 1234	XXXX XXXX	[7-10]
VoIP	085 123 4567	+31 85 123 4567	XXX XXX XXXX	9
Pager	066 2345678	+31 66 2345678	XXX XXXXXXX	9
Universal access	14020	+31 14020	XXXXX	5, 6, 9

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Show the 9 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{4})`	`1[238]\|[34]`	`$1`	`$1`
`(\d{2})(\d{3,4})`	`14`	`$1 $2`	`$1 $2`
`(\d{6})`	`1`	`$1`	`$1`
`(\d{3})(\d{4,7})`	`[89]0`	`$1 $2`	`$1 $2`
`(\d{2})(\d{7})`	`66`	`$1 $2`	`$1 $2`
`(\d)(\d{8})`	`6`	`$1 $2`	`$1 $2`
`(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3})`	`1[16-8]\|2[259]\|3[124]\|4[17-9]\|5[124679]`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`
`(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`[1-578]\|91`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`
`(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{5})`	`9`	`$1 $2 $3`	`$1 $2 $3`

Address and postal code

Address layout

{Organization}

{Name}

{Street address}

{Postal code} {City}

Required fields: Street address, City, Postal code

Postal code

Pattern: [1-9]\d{3} ?(?:[A-RT-Z][A-Z]|S[BCE-RT-Z])
Examples: 1234 AB · 2490 AA
Post office lookup: https://www.postnl.nl/en/find-a-postcode/

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Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 4 days of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: en-NL
fy-NL
nds-NL
nl-NL

Number and date formats

As written by the Dutch (Netherlands) locale (nl-NL), amounts in EUR.

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7%
Currency (EUR): € 1.234.567,89
Accounting: (€ 1.234.567,89)
Currency, name: 1.234.567,89 euro
Compact short: 1,2 mln.
Compact long: 1,2 miljoen
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilometer per uur
Temperature: 21,5°C
Date, full: vrijdag 27 maart 2026
Date, long: 27 maart 2026
Date, medium: 27 mrt 2026
Date, short: 27-03-2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 mrt 2026, 15:04
Month and year: maart 2026
Weekday: vrijdag
Relative time: gisteren · over 3 dagen · 2 uur geleden
List: and: A, B en C
List: or: A, B of C