Netherlands
07 Jan 2011
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General information
(Source: CIA World Factbook)
- Capital: Amsterdam
- Head of government: Prime Minister Mark Rutte
- Inhabitants: 16,783,092 (July 2010 est.)
- GDP/per capita: $39,200 (2009 est.)
- Economic growth: -3.9% (2009)
- Main languages: Dutch, Frisian
- School life expectancy: 16 years
- Education expenditures: 5.3% of GDP (2005)
- Internet users: 14.890 million (2008)
Higher education
- Number of students in higher education: 634,000
- Number of institutions: 53 (14 research universities and 39 universities of applied sciences)
- Number of international students in the Netherlands: 47,226
Other Nuffic resources on the Netherlands
Diploma Recognition Country module the Netherlands (3.8 MB)
