Netherlands Antilles Holidays 2011, 2012
The Netherlands (is often called Holland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the Caribbean. The Netherlands is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy, located in Western Europe. It is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. Official languages – Dutch.
Amsterdam – the capital city and the largest city of Netherlands. Famous cities – The Hague, Maastricht, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Tilburg, Almere, Groningen, Breda, Nijmegen, Haarlem,
Currency – Euro (€), (EUR)( 1 Euro = 100 eurocent). Dutch Fiscal year – Calendar year. Gini coefficient – 32.6%. Inflation (CPI) – 1.3%. Public debt – $291.8 bn (48.7% of GDP, 2006). External debt – $1.645 trillion euro.
Main industries – agriculture-related industries, metal and engineering products, electronic machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction, microelectronics, fishing. Trade organisations – EU, WTO and OECD. Leading foreign investors in the Netherlands (2005) are the United States with 18.5%, the United Kingdom 14.1%, Germany 12.0% and Belgium 10.1%.
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| PINKster Tennis Tournament - May 20-24, 2010 |
| The Netherlands Transgender Film Festival - May, 2010 |
| North Sea Regatta - May 11-24, 2010 |
| Festival a/d Werf - May 20-29, 2010 |
| Pinkpop - May 28-30, 2010 |
| The annual Dunya Festival in Rotterdam - May 30, 2010 |
| Art Amsterdam - May 26-30, 2010 |
| National Cycling Month - May 1-31, 2010 |
| Scheveningen Flag Day (Vlaggetjesdag) - June 12, 2010 |
Poetry International Festival - June 12-18, 2010
Open Garden Days - June 18-20, 2010 |
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Human Development Index rankings for Netherlands is 0.953 (9th, high) in High Human Development countries.
"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time zone – CET (UTC+1). Summer (DST) – CEST (UTC+2).
| Holiday / (Dutch name) | 2011 | 2012 |
| New Year's Day/ * (Nieuwjaar) | 1 January | January 1 |
| Good Friday/ (Goede Vrijdag) | April 22 | April 6 |
| Easter Monday/ (Pasen) | April 25 | April 9 |
Queen's Birthday/ (Koninginnedag).
(If April 30 is a Sunday,
Koninginnedag is celebrated on the April 29) | April 30 | April 30 |
| Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) - optional holiday | May 5 | May 5 |
Ascension Day/ (Hemelvaartsdag)
(40 days after Easter) | June 2 | May 17 |
Whit Monday/ Pentecost Monday/ (Pinksteren)
(seven weeks after Easter Monday) | June 13 | May 28 |
Christmas Day/ (Kerstmis), Eerste Kerstdag
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December 25 | December 25 |
| The second day of Christmas / Tweede Kerstdag | December 26 | December 26 |
* - The day before New Year Day (January 1) called "Old Year's Day", not New Year's Eve.
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