Netherlands - Location, size, and extent

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Situated in northwestern Europe, the Netherlands has a total area of 41,526 sq km (16,033 sq mi), of which inland water accounts for more than 7,643 sq km (2,951 sq mi). The land area is 33,883 sq km (13,082 sq mi). Comparatively, the area occupied by the Netherlands is slightly less than twice the size of the state of New Jersey. The Netherlands extends 312 km (194 mi) N – S and 264 km (164 mi) E – W . The land area increases slightly each year as a result of continuous land reclamation and drainage. The Netherlands is bounded on the E by Germany on the S by Belgium, and on the W and N by the North Sea, with a total boundary length of 1,478 km (918 mi), of which 451 km (280 mi) is coastline.

The capital city of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, is in the western part of the country.

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Brown

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m. s. chikukwa

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Very helpful. The fact that it gave me information on both land size and then and size and area under water seperately was very useful for my students for their comparison with Somalia.Thanks

Katie

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Bas van Helvoort

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Yes, very helpful. Concise. Exactly the info I needed for comparison. Thanks.

shirley van der maarel

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thank you a lot. I wanted to prove that holland is bigger then new zealand, so thank you, that part of the plan didn't really work out.

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Gregory Gan

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This was extremely helpful, and the information was detailed. Thank you for the information on inland water area in particular.

Lo4eath - SK

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Thanks :) helped me to prove that the NL is smaller than Slovakia :)

samantha

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so what would the comparison of the Netherlands be compared to a state in Australia?

Corrine

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Michelle

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Erik H. Schot

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Without the extensive reclamation of land from seas, lakes, and marshes, its land area would only be about 26,883 sq.km. 910,382 sq.mi.), some 7,000 sq.km. (2,700 sq.mi.) less.

random

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OMG thanks! this helped me so much, because I have a school thing and I have to make a book on the Netherlands so thanks!

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