International Trade Of The Netherlands

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: 99% (2000 est.)


Government
Country name: conventional long form: Kingdom of the Netherlands
conventional short form: Netherlands
Government type: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government
Administrative divisions: 12 provinces
Dependent areas: Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Independence: 1579 (from Spain); note - the northern provinces of the Low Country concluded the Union of Utrecht, but it was not until 1648 that Spain recognized their independence
Constitution: adopted 1814; amended many times, last time 17 February 1983
Legal system: civil law system incorporating French penal theory; constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States General
Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Hoge Raad (justices are nominated for life by the monarch)

Economy
GDP: $461.4 billion (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: -0.7% (2003 est.)
GDP - per capita: $28,600 (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2.6%
industry: 25%
services: 72.4% (2002 est.)
Infla...