Netherlands: Geography#
| Location | Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 52 30 N, 5 45 E 52.5,5.75 |
| Area | total: 41,543 sq km land: 33,893 sq km water: 7,650 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 41543 DBpedia: 41541 Geoname: 41526 Infoplease: 41526 Britannica: 41850 Wolfram: 41543 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 1,027 km border countries: Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km |
| Coastline | 451 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Zuidplaspolder -7 m highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m (on the island of Saba in the Caribbean, now considered an integral part of the Netherlands following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles) note: the highest point on continental Netherlands is Vaalserberg at 322 m |
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| Terrain | mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast |
| Natural Hazards | flooding |
| Natural Resource | natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land |
| Land Use | arable land: 25.08% permanent crops: 0.88% other: 74.04% (2011) |
| Climate | temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters |
| Irrigated Land | 4,572 sq km (2007) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 91 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid rain |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Amsterdam; Rotterdam; The Hague; Utrecht; Eindhoven [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde) Important Rivers Important Lakes |