Head of state: Queen Beatrix Prime minister: Mark Rutte
Population
3,179,997
16,730,632
Life Expectancy
68.630 years
80.910 years
Capital City
Ulaanbaatar
Amsterdam
Largest city
Ulaanbaatar (population: 844,818)
Amsterdam (population: 741,636)
Human Development Index
0.72
0.958
GDP per capita
$4,800 US
$42,700 US
Literacy Rate
97.8%
99%
Corruption Perception Index
3
8.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
4.2%
37.8%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken ($4.6bn US)
Unemployment Rate
9.900%
4.400%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
mixed parliamentary/presidential
constitutional monarchy
Independence date
11 July 1921 (from China)
23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)
Religions
Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
Roman Catholic 30%, Dutch Reformed 11%, Calvinist 6%, other Protestant 3%, Muslim 5.8%, other 2.2%, none 42% (2006)
