More facts from Buckmaster's datasheets and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Location of The Netherlands:     about 52° 49' north and 5° 17' East

Total size (including fresh water and seawater areas)
41529 kmē , of which 23851 kmē agriculture, 4551 kmē forest and nature, 3379 kmē cities & villages, 7201 kmē water and 2549 kmē miscellaneous.
Total size of landmass: 33891 kmē

Highest point:
Vaalserberg: 322.5 m above NAP (about average seawater level)

Lowest point:
Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel: 6.74 m below NAP

Number of inhabitants:
15,800,000 (end of 1999), increase in 1998: +106,000

Population density:
468 people per kmē land averagely, peak areas:over 2400 per kmē
Withinh Europe only Malta is denser populated, worldwide the Netherlands are 13th, right after South-Korea and Bangladesh. Other sources speak of the second place after Bangladesh. :)

Borders:
1027 km, of which 450 km with Belgium, 577 km with Germany. Coastal line: 451 km.

Climate:
Average seeclimate, average temperature in the summer 16-17 °C and in the winter 2-3 °C.
Day temperatures range from up to 30°C on warm days down to minus 16°C on very cold winter days.

Population details:
Men: 49,5%, women: 50,5%
Age groups: 24% 0-19 yr / 32% 20-39 yr / 31% 40-64 yr / 10% 65-79 yr / 3% 80 yr or older.
Birthrate (living): 12,3 per 1000 inhabitants
Rate of death: 8,8 per 1000 inhabitants

Marital status:
Single: 44%, married: 45%, widow/widower: 6%, divorced: 5%

City communities:
Ten largest communities (Dutch: 'gemeentes') and population:

Smallest community: The isle of Schiermonnikoog: 1003 people

More details about Holland can be found at the CIA / US Government fact book, located at http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/nl.html