Names: conventional long form: Kingdom of the Netherlands conventional short form: Netherlands local long form: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden local short form: Nederland

Capital City: Amsterdam

Population: 16,491,461 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $31,700 (2006 est.)

Currency: euro (EUR) note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries

Languages: Dutch (official), Frisian (official)

Total Area: total: 41,526 sq km land: 33,883 sq km water: 7,643 sq km slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey

Region: Europe

Industries: agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing

Agriculture: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables; livestock

Resources: natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land

Labor Force: 7.6 million (2006 est.)
agriculture: 2% industry: 19% services: 79% (2004 est.)

Exports: $413.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs

Imports: $373.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs, clothing

Overview: The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade. The economy is noted for stable industrial relations, moderate unemployment and inflation, a sizable current account surplus, and an important role as a European transportation hub. Industrial activity is predominantly in food processing, chemicals, petroleum refining, and electrical machinery. A highly mechanized agricultural sector employs no more than 2% of the labor force but provides large surpluses for the food-processing industry and for exports. The Netherlands, along with 11 of its EU partners, began circulating the euro currency on 1 January 2002. The country continues to be one of the leading European nations for attracting foreign direct investment. Economic growth slowed considerably in 2001-06, as part of the global economic slowdown, but for the four years before that, annual growth averaged nearly 4%, well above the EU average.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $162,624,592 in goods to Netherlands. This ranks Netherlands 7^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Netherlands decreased from the previous year by $6,942,724 a change of -4.09%. State exports to Netherlands have increased over the last 5 years by $75,406,114 a change of 86.45%. Missouri exports account for 1.21%. of all 2007 US exports to Netherlands.