some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 2012. Monarch: Beatrix Prime Minister: Mark Rutte 2: Fire in the Goffert Stadium in Nijmegen...

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent...

The national holidays in the Netherlands are: While there are other holidays that are widely celebrated, these are not officially recognised national holidays...

in the Netherlands (15+ population) (2024) No religion (56%) Catholicism (17%) Protestantism (14%) Islam (6%) Other (7%) Religion in the Netherlands was...

is the second largest religion in the Netherlands, after Christianity, and is practised by 6% of the population according to 2023. estimates. The majority...

other aspects of the population. The Netherlands is the 69th most populous country in the world. As of January 2023, the Netherlands has a population...

Prostitution in the Netherlands is legal and regulated. Operating a brothel is also legal. De Wallen, the largest and best-known Red-light district in Amsterdam...

The Netherlands is both a very densely populated and a highly developed country in which transport is a key factor of the economy. Correspondingly it...

Education in the Netherlands is characterized by division: education is oriented toward the needs and background of the pupil. Education is divided over...

The Netherlands is already affected by climate change. The average temperature in the Netherlands rose by more than 2 °C from 1901 to 2020. Climate change...

has the second-highest number of cultural events in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam. In 2012, Lonely Planet included Utrecht in the top 10 of the world's...

Healthcare in the Netherlands is differentiated along three dimensions (1) level (2) physical versus mental and (3) short term versus long term care. The three...

Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Dutch forces...

The economy of the Netherlands is a highly developed market economy focused on trade and logistics, manufacturing, services, innovation and technology...

million of the 17 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population...

cabinet formation took place in the Netherlands following the general election of September 2012. After 54 days this led to the Second Rutte cabinet, consisting...

from the year 2025 in the Netherlands. Monarch: Willem-Alexander Prime Minister: Dick Schoof 22 January – The District Court of The Hague orders the government...

research done by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)[when?], the Netherlands is ranked with Switzerland in having the most broadband...

The history of the Jews in the Netherlands largely dates to the late 16th century and 17th century, when Sephardic Jews from Portugal and Spain began...

-]) in the Netherlands. The latter is the status of three of the six island territories that make up the Dutch Caribbean. Municipalities are the second-level...

Television in the Netherlands was officially introduced in 1951. In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks...

South Asians in the Netherlands (Dutch: Zuid-Aziaten in Nederland), also referred to as South Asian Dutch (Zuid-Aziatische Nederlanders) or Dutch South...

The adoption of plug-in electric vehicles in the Netherlands is actively supported by the Dutch government through the exemption of the registration fee...

the 2012 Dutch general election, contesting parties put forward party lists. List of members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2012–2017...

The Scottish court in the Netherlands was a special sitting of the High Court of Justiciary set up under Scots law in a former United States Air Force...

The Netherlands competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Dutch athletes have competed in every...

(LGBTQ) rights in the Netherlands are among the most advanced in the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1811 after France invaded the country and...

rules in the Netherlands to distinguish cities from other settlements. Smaller settlements are usually called dorp, comparable with villages in English...

rights are codified in the Dutch constitution. Together with other European states, the Netherlands is often at or near the head in international civil...

The Netherlands was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "You and Me" written by Joan Franka and Jessica Hogeboom. The song was...