The Netherlands has a highly urbanised population with major cities concentrated in the Randstad region. Amsterdam is the capital and largest city, followed by Rotterdam, Europe's busiest port, and The Hague, seat of the Dutch government and parliament.

Provinces by Size

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By area (km²)

Fryslân

5 753 km²

Gelderland

5 137 km²

Noord-Brabant

5 083 km²

Noord-Holland

4 092 km²

Overijssel

3 421 km²

Zuid-Holland

3 308 km²

Groningen

2 955 km²

Zeeland

2 933 km²

Drenthe

2 680 km²

Flevoland

2 413 km²

By buildings

Noord-Brabant

1 940 686

Zuid-Holland

1 929 872

Gelderland

1 576 537

Noord-Holland

1 548 383

Limburg

833 835

Overijssel

832 070

Utrecht

820 570

Fryslân

545 382

Groningen

430 290

Drenthe

409 118

1 727 Dutch Postcodes

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1 1011BG–1991AV 364 postcodes 2 2011JA–2991XV 242 postcodes 3 3011VX–3999NZ 251 postcodes 4 4001LZ–4931AA 103 postcodes 5 5012BA–5987AP 121 postcodes 6 6002EZ–6998AK 188 postcodes 7 7009KK–7991NG 222 postcodes 8 8011CT–8938CC 120 postcodes 9 9001ZB–9951TZ 116 postcodes

1xxx 3 332 892 residents 2xxx 2 349 523 residents 3xxx 2 834 522 residents 4xxx 916 177 residents 5xxx 1 449 666 residents 6xxx 1 540 314 residents 7xxx 1 394 675 residents 8xxx 789 899 residents 9xxx 676 297 residents

Dutch postcodes consist of 4 digits followed by 2 letters. The first digit defines the major postal zone. Click any prefix zone on the map to explore all postcodes within it.

Population Buildings Count

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Neighbouring Countries

The Netherlands borders 2 countries by land

🇩🇪 Germany 5 provinces

Groningen Drenthe Overijssel Gelderland Limburg

🇧🇪 Belgium 3 provinces

Zeeland Noord-Brabant Limburg

The Netherlands shares land borders with Germany to the east and Belgium to the south. The North Sea coast stretches to the north and west, connecting the Netherlands to the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and beyond.

Public Transport

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The Netherlands has 1 997 public transport lines with 44 421 stops across a dense national network. Bus, train, tram and metro services connect virtually every city and town, operated by NS, Arriva, Connexxion, GVB and others.

Lines by mode

Metro 10 Light Rail 3 Tram 45 Trolleybus 5 Bus 1825 Ferry 109

Lines by province

326 NO

299 GE

275 NO

251 LI

148 UT

138 OV

127 FR

94 GR

79 ZE

Geography & Elevation

Much of the Netherlands lies below sea level

Key figures

Lowest point -6.74 m Zuidplas polder

Highest point 322.7 m Vaalserberg

Mean elevation approx. +1 m

Below sea level ~26% of land area

Protected by dikes ~65% of population

The Netherlands is one of the flattest countries in the world. Around 26% of the country lies below sea level, protected by an extensive system of dikes, dunes and barriers. The Delta Works is one of the largest flood protection systems ever built.

Data sources: OpenStreetMap contributors CBS (Statistics Netherlands) PDOK (National Spatial Data) PostNL postcode data All data sources →

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