Contents
Key Facts
| Date of Independence: |
| 30 January 1648 |
| Capital City: |
| Amsterdam |
| Total Area Ranking: |
| 134 of 236 in the World |
| Population Size Ranking: |
| 61 of 242 in the World |
| Status: |
| current |
The Country
Geography
The Netherlands is located on the western edge of the North European Plain, at the delta of five major rivers. Forty per cent of the country is below sea level and another third is less than 1 m (3 ft) above sea level. The coastal area is protected by a network of dunes, dikes and canals to prevent flooding. The total land area is 33,920 sq km (13,097 sq miles).
The country is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south and Germany to the east. The population of 15.7 million (2000 figure) is 96% Dutch, with 1% Moroccan, 1% Turkish and 2% other ethnic groups. Approximately one third of the population is Roman Catholic, one third Protestant and one third other faiths. The capital city is Amsterdam, but the government operates from The Hague (‘s-Gravenhage).
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Overseas Territories
Netherlands East Indies:
The Republic of Indonesia was formerly a Dutch colony. It gained formal independence in 1949, although some territories where handed over later. Historical details can be found on wikipedia.
Netherlands Antilles:
The Netherlands Antilles comprise two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Curacao, Bonaire and Aruba. For more information, see wikipedia.
Suriname:
Suriname in South America was a Dutch colony until independence in 1975.
National History
Timeline – Key Dates in Dutch History
Further National Information
BBC News Profile: Netherlands
Yahoo Netherlands page
wikipedia: Netherlands
wikipedia: History of the Netherlands
Aviation
Text to be added on the development of aviation in the Netherlands.
Markings
Civil Aircraft Registrations
Civil aircraft in the Netherlands and NEI used the registration sequence H-NAAA onwards 1919-1929. From 1929 the sequence PH-AAA onwards was used at home, PJ-AAA onwards in the Netherlands Antilles and PK-AAA onwards in the NEI. Gliders registrations use numbers instead of letters.
All-time Netherlands – civil aircraft register (H-Naa PH-aaa) [TO BE ADDED].
[Get involved with the Aeroflight Cloud.]
Aircraft Operators
Military Air Arms
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Konninklijke Luchtmacht – KLu)
Naval Aviation (Marine Luchvaartdienst – MLD)
Historical military air arms-
Army Aviation (Luchtvaart Afdeling – LVA) [1914-1940]
NEI Aviation (Aviation Department of the Dutch East Indies Army – ML-KNIL) [1914-1941]
Central Government Agencies
Aviation Authority (Rijksluchtvaartdienst)
Government
Coast Guard (Kustwacht)
Public Service Aviation
Medical Aviation (ANWB Medical Air Assistance)
Police Aviation (Politie)
Commercial Aviation
KLM
KNILM (1928-1947)
Martinair Holland
Schreiner Airways
Transavia
wikipedia: Airlines of Netherlands
The World’s Airlines: Netherlands
Private Aviation
To be added
Industry
Aircraft Manufacturers
Aviolanda
De Schelde
Fokker
Koolhoven
Pander
Aircraft Maintenance/Repair Depots
None known.
Airfields
Civil Airports & Airfields
Schiphol International Airport
other regional airports
Airports in Netherlands
Military Air Bases & Airfields
On Show
Aviation Museums
Aviodrome
Militaire Luchtvaart Museum
Vliegend Museum Seppe
Airshow Dates
More Information
Aviation-Related Magazines
Magazines Guide for the Netherlands
Aviation Bibliography
Netherlands Aviation Bibliography – to be added
The Dutch Homebuilders Society.
Nederlandse Vereniging van Amateur Vliegtuigbouwers. (NVAV)
Last year we celebrated our 40th anniversary.
thank you,
Rob