Netherlands
Country in Western Europe
The Netherlands is a country in Western Europe, with its capital in Amsterdam. About 18.1 million people live there (2025), making it the 71st most populous of the 195 countries. At 41,850 km², it is the 131st largest country by area. It borders Belgium and Germany.
The Netherlands at a glance
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Population (2025)
- 18.1 million
- Area
- 41,850 km²
- Density
- 432 per km²
- Official language
- Dutch
- Currency
- Euro
- People
- Dutch
- Calling code
- +31
- Internet domain
- .nl
- Coast
- Has a coastline
Where is the Netherlands?
How the Netherlands compares
Population rank
71st of 195
10th of 45 in Europe
Size rank
131st of 195
30th of 45 in Europe
Crowding
432 per km²
More crowded than 90% of countries
- Similar in size: Switzerland (41,284 km²).
- Similar population: Ecuador (18.3 million).
- The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and 31 more.
- Dutch is also an official language in 2 other countries: Belgium and Suriname.
The flag of the Netherlands
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Both are red, white and blue. Luxembourg's blue is lighter and its flag is longer.
Would you recognise the Netherlands?
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Its emoji clues
The four clues we use for the Netherlands in Guess the Country by Emoji.
Play by emoji →How players do with the Netherlands
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with the Netherlands so far, from 1,177 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
67% right
127th hardest of 176 · 878 answers
Its flag
76% right
70th hardest of 145 · 152 answers
Its capital
90% right
42nd hardest of 58 · 147 answers
- Players find the Netherlands on the map in 67% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Belgium.
- Players recognise the flag of the Netherlands in 76% of tries. The most common wrong answer is France.
- Players know that the capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam in 90% of tries.
Countries that border the Netherlands
The Netherlands borders 2 countries: Belgium and Germany.
Belgium
GermanyQuick quiz: Netherlands
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of the Netherlands?
That's the flag of the Netherlands, easy to confuse with Luxembourg.
2. What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam is the capital, but the government and parliament sit in The Hague.
3. Which of these borders the Netherlands?
The Netherlands borders Belgium and Germany.
Questions about the Netherlands
Is the Netherlands a country?
Yes. The Netherlands is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of the Netherlands?
The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam. Amsterdam is the capital, but the government and parliament sit in The Hague.
Which countries border the Netherlands?
The Netherlands borders 2 countries: Belgium and Germany.
How many countries border the Netherlands?
2. The Netherlands shares a land border with 2 countries.
How big is the Netherlands?
The Netherlands covers 41,850 km², about the same size as Switzerland (41,284 km²).
Is the Netherlands hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find the Netherlands in 67% of 878 tries, 127th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Belgium.
Which flags look like the flag of the Netherlands?
Luxembourg. Both are red, white and blue. Luxembourg's blue is lighter and its flag is longer.
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