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Netherlands Location Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany Geographic coordinates 52 30 N, 5 45 E Map references Europe Area center 41,526 sq km land 33,883 sq km water 7,643sqkmArea - comparative slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey Land boundaries total 1,027 km bordercountriesBelgium 450 km, Germany 577 km Coastline 451 km Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone 200 NM territorial sea 12 NM Climate temperate marine alter summers and mild winters Terrain mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders) some hills in southeast Elevation extremes lowest point Prins Alexanderpolder -7 m highest point Vaalserberg 321 m Natural resources natural gas, petroleum, arable land Land use arable land 25% permanent crops 3% permanent pastures 25% forests and woodland 8% other 39% (1996 est.) Irrigated land 6,000 sq km (1996 est.) Natural hazards flooding Environment - current issues water pollution in the form of heavy metals, organic compounds, an d nutrients much(prenominal) as nitrates and phosphates air pollution from vehicles and refining activities acid rain Environment - international agreements party to striving Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental signed, but not ratified Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Geography - note located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde) Netherlands People Top of Page universe of discourse 15,981,472 (July 2001 est.) Age structure 0-14 years 18.38% (male 1,501,925 womanly 1,436,017) 15-64 years 67.9% (male 5,518,575 female 5,333,442) 65 years and over 13.72% (male 899,052 female 1,292,461) (2001 est.) Population growth rate 0.55% (2001 est.) Birth rate 11.85 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) Death rate 8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) Net migration rate 2.34 mig rant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.7 male(s)/female total population 0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.) Infant mortality rate 4.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) Life hope at birth total population 78.43 years male 75.55 years female 81.44 years (2001 est.) Total fertility rate 1.65 children born/woman (2001 est.) human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.19% (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 15,000 (1999 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths 100 (1999 est.) Nationality noun Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women) adjective Dutch Ethnic groups Dutch 91%, Moroccans, Turks, and other 9% (1999 est.) Religions Roman Catholic 31%, Protestant 21%, Muslim 4.4%, other 3.6%, unaffiliated 40% (1998) Languages Dutch total population 99% (2000 est.