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Netherlands

The Netherlands is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy and decentralized unitary state in Western Europe, its constitutional capital Amsterdam. A hereditary monarch serves as head of state while the Prime Minister heads the government, and the bicameral States General, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate, holds legislative power.

Facts
Classification
Freedom Status
Liberal Democracy 1
Founding Year
1581 2
Connections

Associated With

Constitution of the Netherlands, Documents
Source Constitution of the Netherlands (Wikipedia)

Governed By

Rob Jetten Government, Governments
Source Politics of the Netherlands (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors

Practices

Constitutional Monarchy, Systems of Government
Source Netherlands (Wikipedia)
Parliamentary Democracy, Systems of Government
Source Netherlands (Wikipedia)
Unitary State, Systems of Government
Source Netherlands (Wikipedia)
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Netherlands

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Financial Action Task Force

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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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Sources
1. Freedom House: Netherlands (Freedom in the World 2025)
Freedom HouseOverview, Global Freedom Score 97/100 (free)
Quote, Overview, Global Freedom Score 97/100 (free)
The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy with a strong record of safeguarding political rights and civil liberties.
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2. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Netherlands
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Government.Independence.text
Quote, Government.Independence.text
26 July 1581
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Politics of the Netherlands (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    a parliamentary representative democracy
  • Governed By: Rob Jetten Government, Lead paragraph
    The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state with a parliamentary representative democracy.
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Constitution of the Netherlands (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Constitution of the Netherlands, Introduction
Quote, Associated With: Constitution of the Netherlands, Introduction
The Constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands of 24 August 1815 is one of two fundamental documents governing the Kingdom of the Netherlands as well as the fundamental law of the Netherlands proper.
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Netherlands (Wikipedia)
  • Practices: Unitary State, Infobox: government_type
    Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  • Practices: Parliamentary Democracy, Infobox: government_type
    Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  • Practices: Constitutional Monarchy, Infobox: government_type
    Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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