Flag of Netherlands
| Formal Name: | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Local Name: | Nederland |
| Local Formal Name: | Koninkrijk der Nederlanden |
| Region: | Europe |
| Associations: | European Union, NATO, United Nations |
| Capital City: | Amsterdam |
| Main Cities: | Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Eindhoven |
| ISO 3166 Code: | NL |
| Population: | 16,492,476 |
| Area: | 41,526km² |
| Currency: | 1 euro = 100 cents |
| Languages: | Dutch |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic, Protestant |
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Flag of Netherlands
Date Flag first adopted: February 19th, 1937
Description: Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg,
which uses a lighter blue and is longer; one of the oldest flags in constant use, originating with WILLIAM I,
Prince of Orange, in the latter half of the 16th century.
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