Netherlands Official Title: Kingdom of the Netherlands General Information: Capital Amsterdam Population (million) 17.41n/a Total Area 41,526 km² Currency 1 CAN$=0.651 EURO (EUR) (2020 - Annual average) National Holiday April 27, King’s day Language(s) Dutch, Frisian Political Information: Type of State Constitutional monarchy Type of Government Type of Government Parliamentary democracy. Bicameral parliament called the States General (Parliament) with a 75-seat First Chamber (Senate) and a 150-seat Second Chamber (House of Representatives). Prime Minister appointed by the monarch. Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch on advice from the Prime Minister. Administrative divisions: 12 Bilateral Product trade provinces. Canada - Netherlands 12000 10000 Balance 8000 Head of State Head of Government Can. H.M. King Caretaker Prime Minister 6000 Exports Willem-Alexander (Accession 2013) Mark Rutte 4000 Can. Millions Imports 2000 Total Ministers: (Caretakers) 0 Trade Foreign Affairs: Sigrid Kaag (D66) -2000 Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation: Sigrid Kaag (D66) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Statistics Canada Economic Affairs: Stef Blok (VVD) Main Political Parties People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (Liberal) (VVD); Democrats 66 (D66); Party for Canadian Imports Freedom (PVV); Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA); Socialist Party (SP); Labour Party from: Netherlands (PvdA); Green Left (GL) M ach. M ech. Elec. Second Chamber of the States General: VVD (34), D66 (24), PVV (17), CDA (15), SP (9), Prod. PvdA (9), GL (8), Other (33) M ineral Prod. Chemical Prod. First Chamber of the States General (Senate): VVD (12), CDA (9), GL (8), D66 (7), Naninga (7), PvdA (6), PVV (5), Other (21) Food Prod. Base M etal Prod. Elections: Last:n/a March 17, 2021. Next: No later than March 2025. Vehicles and Equip. 2020 Plastics, Rubber Economic Information: (2020) IMF (estimates) Statistics Canada Netherlands Canada GDP: (billion) $1,196.71n/a $2,162.38 Canadian Exports GDP per capita: $68,746.76n/a $56,945.03 to: Netherlands GDP Growth rate: (%) -3.80n/a -5.40 Base M etal Prod. Inflation: (%) 1.12n/a 0.72 M ineral Prod. Unemployment: (%) 3.83n/a 9.60 Chemical Prod. Product Trade and Investment: (2020) Statistics Canada Veg. Prod. Canadian Exports: $5,408,600,153n/a Canadian Imports: $3,187,860,705n/a M ach. M ech. Elec. Prod. Foreign Direct Investment in Canada $147,903n/a (million) Specialized Inst. 2020 Canadian Direct Investment in country $44,795n/a (million) Vehicles and Equip. Statistics Canada Representation: Sources: Statistics/Industry Canada Foreign Representation in Canada http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home Ambassador Ines Coppoolse IMF http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28 Canadian Representation Abroad Ambassador Lisa Helfand July 2021 www.international.gc.ca HTML version: https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/fact_sheet-fiche_documentaire/netherlands-pays_bas.aspx?lang=eng.