About Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Western Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Kingdom of the Netherlands. In Arabic, the name is written هولندا, and the capital أمستردام. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam. Amsterdam lies at about 52° north and 5° east. Alongside Amsterdam, The Hague also hosts important national institutions. The official language of the Netherlands is Dutch. Its currency is the Euro, with the symbol € and the international code EUR. 24 other countries use the same currency, including France, Spain, and Germany.
The Netherlands covers about 41,850 square kilometres, which puts it 131st by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Germany and Belgium. The largest of these neighbours by area is Germany. Other countries in Western Europe include France, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Luxembourg, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes the Netherlands with the other countries of the same region.