Holland is no longer a country in its own right but a privince or state of the Netherlands. This has been the case since the 19th Century, I believe. There is a north and a south Holland.

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Full country name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Area: 41,526 sq km
Population: 16.2 million
Capital City: Amsterdam (population 735,000)
People: About 83% of the population are Dutch (Germanic and Gallo-Celtic stock); most of the rest are Indonesian, Surinamese, Moroccan, Turkish or Antillian.
Language: Dutch, Frisian, English
Religion: 52% Christian (Roman Catholic and Protestant), 5.3% Muslim. The number of former churches that these days house art galleries is the most obvious sign of today's attitude to religion and art. Fully 40% of the Dutch say they have no religious affiliation.
Government: constitutional monarchy
Head of State: Queen Beatrix van Oranje Nassau
Head of Government: Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
GDP: US$434 billion
GDP per capita: US$26,900
Inflation: 2%
Major Industries: Service industries, banking, electronics, digital media, horticulture, agriculture, shipping
Major Trading Partners: EU (esp Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, UK), USA


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