Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 230V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Netherlands
- +31
Mobile phones
- GSM Band
- 900/1800
What every visitor should know about Netherlands:
- Money
- The currency is the Euro (EUR). 1 euro is worth about US$1.44.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 4.5 out of 5 (Very safe)
Areas of concern:
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
Netherlands facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 16,715,999
- Language
- Dutch (official), Frisian (official)
- Ethnicity
- Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%, Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Netherlands Antilles & Aruba 0.8%, other 4.8%
Economy
- GDP
- US$41,300 (per capita)
- Income equality
- High