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Location:
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
Population:
15,892,237 (July 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups:
15,892,237 (July 2000 est.)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%, unaffiliated 36% (1991)
Languages:
Dutch
Area:
total: 41,532 sq km
land: 33,889 sq km
water: 7,643 sq km
Natural resources:
natural gas, petroleum, arable land
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G O V
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- Ministry of Defence - Ministerie van Defensie
- Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science - Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur, en Wetenschappen
- Ministry of Finance - Ministerie van Financiën
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken
- Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport - Ministerie van Volksgezondheid,Welzijn en Sport
- Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, and the Environment - Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieu
- Ministry of Economic Affairs - Ministerie van Economische Zaken
- Ministry of Justice - Ministerie van Justitie
- Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations - Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
- Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Water Management - Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat
- Australia: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Sydney
- Austria: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Vienna
- Bangladesh: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Dhaka
- Belgium: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Brussels
- Burkina Faso: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ouagadougou
- Canada: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Vancouver
- Canada: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ottawa
- Chile: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Santiago
- Denmark: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Copenhagen
- Ecuador: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Quito
- Eqypt: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Cairo
- Ethiopia: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Addis Ababa
- France: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Paris
- Germany: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Frankfurt
- Germany: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Hamburg
- Germany: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Munich
- Germany: Royal Netherlands Embasssy in Berlin
- Greece: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Athens
- India: Royal Netherlands Embassy in New Delhi
- Indonesia: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Jakarta
- Ireland: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Dublin
- Israel: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Tel Aviv
- Italy: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Rome
- Japan : Consulate General of the Netherlands in Osaka
- Japan: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Tokyo
- Lebanon: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Beirut
- Macedonia: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Skopje
- Malta: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Valletta
- New Zealand: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Wellington
- Oman: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Muscat
- Russian Federation: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Moscow
- Saudi Arabia: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Riyadh
- Singapore: Royal Netherlands Embassy
- Slovakia: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Bratislava
- South Africa: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Cape Town
- South Africa: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Pretoria
- Spain: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Madrid
- Sweden: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Stockholm
- Switzerland: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Berne
- Tanzania: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Dar es Salaam
- Thailand: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Bangkok
- Trinidad and Tobago: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Port of Spain
- Turkey: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Istanbul
- Turkey: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Ankara
- United Kingdom: Royal Netherlands Embassy in London
- United Nations: Permanent Mission of the Netherlands in New York
- United States: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chicago
- United States: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Houston
- United States: Consulate General of the Netherlands in Los Angeles
- United States: Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York
- United States: Embassy of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C.
- Yugoslavia: Royal Netherlands Embassy in Belgrade
- Belastingdienst - the official site of the Netherlands Tax and Customs administration.
- Dutch Privacy Page - links to international treaties concerning privacy, Dutch privacy law, various national Privacy Commissioners and more.
- Dutch State Treasury Agency - debt manager of the central government of the Netherlands. It conducts the sale of Dutch State Loans (DSL) and Dutch Treasury Certificates (DTC).
- Government Square of De Digitale Stad
- Institute for Animal Science and Health ID-DLO - scientific research for healthy livestock, animals welfare, safety and quality of animal products, and more.
- Land Water Environment Information Technology - researches and designs products for the management of infrastructure, focusing on estuaries and coasts, rivers and water management, mainports, and large scale line infrastructure.
- Landelijk Bureau Leeftijdsdiscriminatie (LBL) - site of the National Age Discrimination Office with objectives, reports, and more.
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E D U
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- Leiden University
- University of Twente
- University Utrecht
- University College Utrecht (UCU)
- University of Nijmegen
- Vrije Universiteit
- Wageningen Agricultural University
- United Nations University - Institute for New Technologies (UNU/INTECH)
- University of Limburg at Maastricht
- University of Groningen
- Universiteit van Amsterdam
- Tilburg University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Eindhoven University of Technology
- TSM Business School
- Hogeschool Enschede
- International Institute for Asian Studies
- KITLV Department of Caribbean Studies
- Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University (AMSU)
- Apeldoorns College
- Christelijke Hogeschool Noord-Nederland
- HES Rotterdam
- Hogeschool Rotterdam and Omstreken [HR&O]
- Hogeschool van Amsterdam
- Hogeschool van Utrecht
- IBS Forum Online - official site of the International Business Studies in The Hague.
- Ichthus Hogeschool - five schools located in Rotterdam and The Hague offering undergraduate and graduate education in business, communication, management and legal studies, social work, and education.
- King William I College - Koning Willem I College; in Dutch and English.
- Koninklijk Instituut voor de Marine - Royal Netherlands Naval College.
- MBRT Eindhoven - hbo-opleiding op het gebied van medische beeldvorming (röntgen, echografie, MRI, nucleaire geneeskunde) en bestralingstechnieken.
- Nijenrode University - also in Dutch.
- SARA - Academic Computing Services Amsterdam
- United Nations University - Institute for New Technologies (UNU/INTECH) - conducts policy oriented research on the economic and social impacts of new technologies in the international economy, especially in relation to the developing countries.
- Van Hall Instituut - professional education for environmental sciences, animal management, and agriculture in the north of the Netherlands.
- Carolus Borromeus College - een scholengemeenschap voor havo, atheneum en gymnasium.
- Citycollege St. Franciscus - in Dutch.
- Coenecoop College - offers kids access to correspondents in four languages (Dutch German, French, and English) and is maintained partly by the students.
- Gereformeerde Scholengemeenschap Guido de Brès - secondary school.
- Gymnasium Beekvliet - offering information for students and parents. In Dutch.
- Het Stedelijk Gymnasium van 's-Hertogenbosch - in Dutch.
- Hondsrug College - includes proposal for a Internet-conference on Human Rights for highschool students. Text is available in several languages.
- Keizer Karel College - HAVO/Atheneum/Gymnasium school.
- Lindenholt College - informatie over de school, links naar andere onderwijssites, uittreksels, chatten en meer.
- Minkema College - in Dutch.
- Rijnlands Lyceum Oegstgeest - international secondary school offering VWO (pre-university education), HAVO (secondary general education higher level), and International Baccalaureate (IB).
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- Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity II - aims to confirm governments' commitments to fight corruption and promote integrity. May 28-30, 2001.
- UNICEF Netherlands
- Vereniging Officieren Verbindingsdienst (VOV) - offers information about the Dutch signal corps. In Dutch.
- Vereniging Onderoficieren en oud-Onderoficieren Verbindindingsdienst
- IBN-DLO: Institute for Forestry and Nature Research - carries out research into nature in the widest sense of the word.
- Wetlands International - aims to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity for future generations through research, information exchange and conservation activities in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
- WWF Netherlands - alle informatie en achtergronden over de natuur, het milieu, projecten en successen van het WNF.
- Foster Parents Plan
- Werkgroep Archeologie Gemeente Gorinchem - initiates research on threatened locations. Includes an overview of its projects and publications. In Dutch.
- Dutch Skeptic Foundation - Skepsis - mainly in Dutch. Subjects include astrology, quackery, graphology, satanism and more.
- International Nemrud Foundation
- Stichting Boa Foundation - providing information about the mobile animal clinics. Includes wildlife preservation, animal welfare, veterinary information and pictures.
- Tropenbos Foundation / European Tropical Forest Research Network - coordinating research on tropical rain forests.
- University of Twente - Membrane Technology Group - solely focussing on membrane science and technology.
- Wetlands International
- Face Foundation
- Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Ontwerpers (BNO) - Association of Dutch Designers.
- Forma Aktua Artists' Collective Foundation
- Australian Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (ANCOC) - established in 1980 to promote bilateral trade between The Netherlands and Australia.
- Curacaos Informatica Stimulerings Plan (CISP) - organization to stimulate Curacao's competitiveness by applying information technology in an efficient and effective way.
- Dutch Chamber of Commerce - information about trade, business, and commerce.
- Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency - Head Office
- Royal Tropical Institute - supports non-western countries in sustainable development and informs the Dutch public about the tropics. Focuses on agriculture, health and culture.
- Stichting Vluchteling - Stichting Vluchteling biedt vluchtelingen een menswaardig, zelfstandig bestaan met structurele hulp op het terrein van onderwijs, vakopleidingen, medische zorg en werk.
- The Hague Development Foundation
- Zeeland Chamber of Commerce
- Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam - informatie over patiënten-organisaties, medicijngids, refractiechirurgie, en meer.
- Netherlands Society for Plastic Surgery (NVPC)
- Netherlands Society of Extracorporeal Circulation
- Vereniging voor Experimentele en Klinische Neurowetenschappen (EKN) - an organization for Dutch and Belgian neuroscientists.
- Nederlandse Rode Kruis
- Nationaal Brandweer Documentatie Centrum - national fire service and disaster management archive and library in the Netherlands.
- Search and Rescue Dogs in the Netherlands - includes history, resource links, articles, and pictures.
- National Pharmaceutical Students' Association of the Netherlands - offering student activities and networking opportunities. Also in Dutch.
- Informatie- en Adviesbureau voor de Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg (IABGGZ) - geven mondeling en schriftelijk informatie over alles wat met de geestelijke gezondheid te maken heeft.
- National Institute for the Victims of War (ICODO) - gives war victims information and advice on Dutch laws and benefit arrangements and finds medical, psychological, or social care-givers for those in need.
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- Amigoe - Dutch language Antillean newspaper.
- BN/DeStem - features West-Brabant and Zeeland business, sports, culture, internet news, and more.
- De Limburger - in Dutch.
- De Telegraaf - in Dutch.
- De Wiekslag On-line - a regional Dutch newspaper. Mailing list subscriptions are available on our homepage.
- Dutch Gay News - lists news stories of interest to Dutch lesbians and gays the world over.
- NRC Handelsblad - Dutch news paper
- Volkskrant
- Amsterdam Stun - monthly magazine for the English speaking community in Amsterdam.
- Autosalon - information about international cars, events, classic cars and new cars.
- Dier & Info - animal magazine from the Netherlands.
- Holland On Demand - interactive webzine that urges users to drive the content.
- IIAS Newsletter - published by the International Institute for Asian Studies.
- Kendie? - exploring the borders between art and pornography. In English and Dutch. Paid subscription required.
- Libelle - online version of the Dutch women's magazine. In Dutch.
- Mainstreet Journal - Amsterdam e-zine publishing news, local stories, horoscopes of celebrities, and suggestions for tourists.
- PCInfo
- Reader's Digest Nederland - the Dutch version.
- Roundabout - English language guide to cultural events in 14 cities in Holland, Dutch news, music, exhibitions, and more.
- Sportlife - clubs, concerts, evenementen, sport, kultuur, charts en meer.
- AVRO Television - Dutch television and radio broadcasting system.
- BubbleGum TV - classic Dutch television.
- de Nederlandse omroepen Server (Dutch Public Broadcasting Server)
- Dutch Letterman Experience - news, links, polls, and more. In Dutch.
- IKON Dutch Television
- MAX TV - information about pay-per-view.
- NOS TeleTekst
- Radio & Televisie West - radio and TV station.
- TV10
- Veronica - Dutch broadcasting company offering radio, television, headline news, specials, events, and more.
- TV 3000
- TV 3000 Live Cam - remote camera at our office in Amsterdam.
- ARROW Classic Rock - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week the best classic rock songs using Real Audio.
- AVRO Radio - Dutch television and radio broadcasting system.
- IKON
- JOTA Werkgroep Radio Scouting - Netherlands - annual event in which 500,000 scouts and guides speak to each other by means of amateur radio.
- Mega FM
- MVS Media - a Dutch lesbian/gay radio and TV station. MVS radio broadcasts 3 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Radio & Televisie West - radio and TV station.
- Radio 3 FM - leidsekade live! broadcasted every sunday evening between 20-22. With live music, concert recordings, rock, and pop.
- Radio 538 - 103 - also available in real audio.
- Radio Decibel 105.9 - broadcasting from Nuenen in the Eindhoven area.
- Radio Mebora
- Radio Netherlands - a comprehensive free guide to the best shortwave portables and a whole range of programmes in English Dutch, Spanish and Indonesian.
- Radio Rondevenen - Mijdrecht
- Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science
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- Dutch Submarines
- Museum Brigade and Guards Regiment Princess Irene - regimental museum of the Dutch Guards regiment.
- ARiC - Dé infosite voor informatie over racisme en discriminatie en interetnisch samenleven.
- Atlanta Holland Club - promotes Dutch cultural heritage and exchange between Atlanta and the Netherlands.
- Incomplete Guide to the Dutch Language and Culture, The - provides an introductory look.
- Children's International Summer Villages (CISV) Nederland - helping youth around the world to get to know each other.
- De Kindertelefoon - nationwide helpline for children. In Dutch.
- Clara Wichmann Instituut - an independent research centre for women and law.
- Girl Power - Voor boek, tentoonstelling, internetmagazine, agenda, quiz en meer!
- Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement - national centre of expertise in the Netherlands, providing information on the position of women and women's studies.
- Libelle - online version of the Dutch women's magazine. In Dutch.
- Dutch National Research Program on Global Air Pollution and Climate Change
- Joint Implementation Network (JIN) - programs, conferences, discussion platform, and more.
- Nederland Digitaal Waterland - information service and discussion platform for water related issues. In Dutch.
- Informatiecentrum Papier en Karton - informatie over papierproductie, papiergebruik, en recycling.
- Stichting Kringloop Blik - information about reusing aluminum. In Dutch.
- Hollandse Pot - traditional Dutch cuisine. In Dutch, with select recipes in English.
- De MuseumServer - Dutch museums on the Internet - includes an interface to WWW-museums worldwide, virtual exhibitions, branch organizations and other museum-related services.
- Museum Brigade and Guards Regiment Princess Irene - regimental museum of the Dutch Guards regiment.
- Museums in Holland - overview of all of the museums in the Netherlands.
- Nederlands Openluchtmuseum
- newMetropolis - national science and technology center.
- Teylers Museum - the nation's oldest public museum, with diverse collections of art and scientific objects.
- Association of Graduates in Development Administration - AGDA - serves as a platform for those involved with, or simply interested in Development Administration
- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics - research in the study of mental processes involved in language production, comprehension, acquisition, and cognition.
- Netherlands in the Bronze Age (2000 B.C.- 800 B.C.) - about the Netherlands during prehistoric times.
- National Museum of Ethnology
- History of Migrants in the Netherlands 1860-1960 - research project at the University of Amsterdam. Also in Dutch.
- Dutch Classification Society (VOC)
- National Aerospace Laboratory NLR - an independent, non-profit organization that carries out research and development projects for national and international industries, operators, and government agencies.
- Netherlands Institute for Scientific Information Services
- AMOLF FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Dutch Classification Society (VOC)
- International Research Centre for Telecommunications-transmission and Radar - works on atmospheric remote sensing of clouds, rain and turbulence using Doppler polarisation radars and other remote sensing instruments.
- Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KMNI)
- Land Water Environment Information Technology - researches and designs products for the management of infrastructure, focusing on estuaries and coasts, rivers and water management, mainports, and large scale line infrastructure.
- National Aerospace Laboratory NLR - an independent, non-profit organization that carries out research and development projects for national and international industries, operators, and government agencies.
- Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) - oceanographic research projects, research vessel information.
- Schlotter-van Wettum Racing Pigeons - information about one of the best performing Janssencolonies in the Netherlands. In Dutch and English.
- Severe Weather in the Netherlands - contains information, forecasting, links, and photographs of severe weather in the Netherlands.
- Stichting Boa Foundation - providing information about the mobile animal clinics. Includes wildlife preservation, animal welfare, veterinary information and pictures.
- Tropenbos Foundation / European Tropical Forest Research Network - coordinating research on tropical rain forests.
- University of Twente - Membrane Technology Group - solely focussing on membrane science and technology.
- Wetlands International - aims to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity for future generations through research, information exchange and conservation activities in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
- Windenergy in the Netherlands - information, news, and statistics about wind energy in Holland.
- Arti et Amicitiae - founded 157 years ago, it sponsors a number of exhibitions a year.
- ArtSite - includes an interactive artcalender, an artmagine and links to galleries and museums in Holland.
- Artweb NL - directory of Dutch Fine-Arts pages.
- Baars, Marion - paintings in oil and water.
- Brinkman, Jan - includes goaches, oil paintings, watercolors, and more. In Dutch and English.
- Circus Herman Renz - in Dutch.
- De Zilveren Camera - annual award for Dutch photojournalists. In Dutch with some English.
- Eye Of The Low Countries - recent work of 46 photojournalists and press photographers from the Netherlands and Belgium. Pictures chosen by the photographers themselves.
- Filosofenweb - for philosophical discussion in Dutch.
- Hendriks, Nils - pop, portrait, and travel photography.
- Hendriks, Sijmen - photos by Dutch freelance photographer.
- Patrick Dolkens Animal and Nature Photography - membership to the ring of photography provided.
- Sinnige, Peter - 1st-Art. Oil paintings, exhibitions and links to related artists.
- Wiersema, Jos - online gallery of original pen drawings and air photos of Amsterdam. In English and Dutch.
- Beurs in Bedrijf Financeweb - offers news, quotes and profiles of Dutch companies.
- Beursplein - offers news, stock quotes, profiles of Dutch companies and more. In Dutch.
- Dutch State Treasury Agency - debt manager of the central government of the Netherlands. It conducts the sale of Dutch State Loans (DSL) and Dutch Treasury Certificates (DTC).
- Finansite
- NedKoers - quotes for Dutch stocks and investment funds. Also, Nedkoers e-mails their subscribers an update after market close.
- Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) - facilitates American companies' direct investments in the Netherlands.
- WallstreetWeb.nl - forums, news, horoscopes, email services, and more.
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