Netherlands (Albany Congress)

Kingdom of the Netherlands
1648 –
Motto "Ik zal handhaven ("I shall stand fast.")
Anthem Het Wilhelmus
The Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Capital	Amsterdam
Official language	Dutch
Government	Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of state 1974 -	Monarch Queen Beatrix
Head of government 1997 -	Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende
Area	41,526 km² (2007)
Population	16,492,230 (2007)
Historical era -
Currency	Guilder