Capital: Amsterdam
Date(s) of Independence: "23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)" (CIA World Factbook, Netherlands)
Sometimes referred to as the "Nederlands" or "Holland". The long name is Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Netherlands has been a constitutional Monarchy since 1815 and a Parliamentary Democracy since 1848.
List of Holidays: (2016)
Date(s) of Independence: "23 January 1579 (the northern provinces of the Low Countries conclude the Union of Utrecht breaking with Spain; on 26 July 1581 they formally declared their independence with an Act of Abjuration; however, it was not until 30 January 1648 and the Peace of Westphalia that Spain recognized this independence)" (CIA World Factbook, Netherlands)
Sometimes referred to as the "Nederlands" or "Holland". The long name is Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Netherlands has been a constitutional Monarchy since 1815 and a Parliamentary Democracy since 1848.
List of Holidays: (2016)
- Jan 1 Friday New Year's Day National holiday
- Mar 27 Sunday Easter Day National holiday
- Mar 28 Monday Easter Monday National holiday
- Apr 27 Wednesday King's Birthday National holiday
- May 5 Thursday Ascension Day National holiday
- May 15 Sunday Whit Sunday National holiday
- May 16 Monday Whit Monday National holiday
- Dec 25 Sunday Christmas Day National holiday
- Dec 26 Monday Second Day of Christmas National holiday
Suffrage: universally 18 years of age and older