• Population: 16.2 million
• Area: 41,526 square km, 41,526 square miles.
• Language(s): Dutch
• Capital City: Amsterdam
• Major Cities: The Hague, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Utrecht.
• Local Time: From 28 Mar 04 to 31 Oct 04 GMT +2
• From 31 Oct 04 to 27 Mar 05 GMT +1
• Currency: Euro (EUR 1 = 100 Cents)
• Notes: EUR: 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500

Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.

Passports
Required, but NOT by the following:
1) Holders of National Identity Cards issued to nationals of Andorra, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, San Marino & Switzerland.

• Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
• Eindhoven (EIN)
• Maastricht Aachen (MST)
• Rotterdam (RTM)

The Netherlands is a highly-developed, stable democracy

CRIME: While the rate of violent crime in the Netherlands is low, tourists are occasionally targeted, usually in conjunction with robbery attempts.

MEDICAL FACILITIES: Good medical facilities are widely available.

Arthropod borne diseases:

• None

Water- or food borne diseases:

• Travellers diarrhoea

Other diseases:

• none

• Climate: Coastal areas have the mildest climate and lowest rainfall although there is little difference throughout the country as a whole. Weather can be changeable at any time not only from day to day but year to year. Winters can be cold to mild and summers fine to hot. Rainfall is well apportioned throughout the year but there are usually fewer rain days in summer. Gales are quite common in autumn and winter.