| Capitale | nome: Amsterdam; note - The Hague is the seat of government coordinate geografiche: 52 21 N, 4 55 E differenza di tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October note: time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, for the constituent countries in the Caribbean, the time difference is UTC-4 |
| Indipendenza | 23 Gennaio 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 Luglio 1581, they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 Gennaio 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence) |
| Festa nazionale | King's Day (birthday of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER), 27 Aprile (1967); note - King's or Queen's Day are observed on the ruling monarch's birthday; currently celebrated on 26 Aprile if 27 Aprile is a Sunday |
| Costituzione | history: previous 1597, 1798; latest adopted 24 Agosto 1815 (substantially revised in 1848) amendments: proposed as an Act of Parliament by or on behalf of the king or by the Second Chamber of the States General; the Second Chamber is dissolved after its first reading of the Act; passage requires a second reading by both the First Chamber and the newly elected Second Chamber, followed by at least two-thirds majority vote of both chambers, and ratification by the king; amended many times, last in 2010 (2016) |
| Suffragio | 18 anni; universal |
| Ramo esecutivo | capo dello stato: King WILLEM-ALEXANDER (da allora 30 April 2013); Heir Apparent Princess Catharina-Amalia (daughter of King WILLEM-ALEXANDER, born 7 December 2003) capo di governo: Prime Minister Mark RUTTE (da allora 14 October 2010; Deputy Prime Ministers (da allora 26 October 2017) Hugo DE JONGE, Karin Kajsa OLLONGREN, and Carola SCHOUTEN (da allora 26 October 2017); note - Mark RUTTE heads his third cabinet put in place da allora 26 October 2017 cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following Second Chamber elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the monarch; deputy prime ministers are appointed by the monarch |
Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019
