Short general data on the Netherlands

the Netherlands traditionally remains constitutional monarchy. The head of the state - queen Beatriks who has come to the throne on April, 30th, 1980. In 1980 Willem Alexander, the elder son of queen Beatriks, is officially intoned by the crown prince. The future head of the Netherlands - the first man for last hundred with superfluous years. In the country act parliament -  General states - and the government which residences are in the Hague. But country capital - Amsterdam. The royal dwelling descends from a dynasty Oransky-nassau and the column of Nassau, the prince Oransky, or I. is bound to the Netherlands since XVI century, since Willem.

Quite often the Netherlands names Holland. It is not absolutely correct. Holland (Northern and Southern) - the name of only two provinces from 12. Province Frislandija has the significant rights, up to use of the tongue in official deeds and the certificates.

The Population compounds more 15 million persons. At the small square of the country and the big share of canals, loches and the rivers on 1 sq. and  the dry matter km is necessary almost 450 the person. It is very high density. The region of the cities of Amsterdam, the Hague, Rotterdam and Utrecht (all together are called Randshtad) is most densely populated. It is happy the share of immigrants (from the former colonial possession of the Netherlands - Indonesia, Surinam, the Antilles, Aruba is high; from the Mediterranean countries). Their influx is swept most up in streets of the big cities and especially Amsterdam. Besides, the Netherlands in a year accepts 500-600 political refugees.

a country Official language - Netherlands. In province Frislandija speak also on-frizski (approximately 400 thousand persons). This tongue is largely similar to English.

From times Reformatsii the Netherlands was divided to a religious sign on Catholic (provinces Northern Brabant and Limburg) and Protestant (provinces Zealand and Groningen) parts. There are numerous flows in protestantizme. As a result of essential inflow of immigrants from Asia, Africa and Latin America the number of Moslems and induistov grows.