netherlands

netherlands

TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

  1. COUNTRY: Netherlands
  2. CAPITAL: Amsterdam
  3. GDP GROWTH RATE: -3.7% Growth rate
  4. MAJOR COMMERCIAL CITIES: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht
  5. MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Flamingo International Airport, Breda International Airport, Rotterdam The Hague Airport, Texel international Airport
  6. MAJOR SEAPORTS: Port of Rotterdam, Amsterdam Port,  Zeeland Seaports
  7. RAIL AND ROADWAYS: Dutch roads include 3,530 km of motorways and expressways, and with a motorway density of 64 kilometres per 1,000 km², the country also has one of the densest motorway networks in the world. The Netherlands' main highway network (hoofdwegennet) - comparable to Britain's network of trunk roads - consists of most of its 5,200 km of national roads, supplemented with the most prominent provincial roads. Although only about 2,500 km are fully constructed to motorway standards, much of the remainder are also expressways for fast motor vehicles only. Rail transport in the Netherlands uses a dense railway network which connects nearly all major towns and cities. There are as many train stations as there are municipalities in the Netherlands. The network totals 3,223 route km on 6,830 kilometres of track; a line may run both ways, or two lines may run (one in each direction) on major routes. Three-quarters of the lines have been electrified.
  8. EXPORT GOODS: The top exports of Netherlands are Refined Petroleum ($46.2B), Packaged Medicaments ($18.1B), Broadcasting Equipment ($16.6B), Photo Lab Equipment ($10.7B), and Computers ($10.7B)
  9. EXPORT PARTNERS: exporting mostly to Germany ($106B), Belgium ($65.7B), United Kingdom ($48.5B), France ($37B), and United States ($26.6B)
  10. IMPORT GOODS:  The top imports of Netherlands are Crude Petroleum ($54.2B), Refined Petroleum ($41.8B), Broadcasting Equipment ($20.3B), Computers ($18.1B), and Cars($14.3B)
  11. IMPORT PARTNERS: importing mostly from Germany ($87.7B), China ($65B), Belgium ($53.1B), United States ($47.8B), and Russia ($41.7B)