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![]() ![]() Netherlands Geography - 1990 https://theodora.com/wfb1990/netherlands/netherlands_geography.html SOURCE: 1990 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 37,290 km2
Comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey Land boundaries: 1,027 km total; Belgium 450 km, FRG 577 km Coastline: 451 km Maritime claims: Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters Terrain: mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast Natural resources: natural gas, crude oil, fertile soil Land use: 25% arable land; 1% permanent crops; 34% meadows and pastures; 9% forest and woodland; 31% other; includes 15% irrigated Environment: 27% of the land area is below sea level and protected from the North Sea by dikes Note: located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine,
Maas or Meuse, Schelde)
NOTE: The information regarding Netherlands on this page is re-published from the 1990 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Netherlands Geography 1990 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Netherlands Geography 1990 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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