Netherlands
Netherlands 🇳🇱 is a country in Europe & Central Asia with a population of approximately ~17.9 million. Its capital is Amsterdam. This is the complete reference for identifying Netherlands in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇳🇱 |
| Continent / region | Europe & Central Asia |
| Capital | Amsterdam |
| Population | ~17.9 million |
| ISO codes | NL / NLD |
| Coordinates | 52.37°, 4.89° |
| Bordering countries | Germany, Belgium |
Famous for
Known for windmills and tulips.
How Netherlands appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Netherlands is identified through the clue sequence: europe & central asia first, then population range (~17.9 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Amsterdam), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Netherlands is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Europe & Central Asia.
Neighboring countries
More Europe & Central Asia country guides
Capital Bucharest · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~19.1 million
Capital Astana · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~20.3 million
Capital Prague · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~10.9 million
Capital Lisbon · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~10.6 million
Capital Stockholm · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~10.5 million
Capital Athens · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~10.4 million
Reading Netherlands in MapDash context
The Netherlands record above pulls directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. What follows is the per-entity context — how Netherlands sits in the broader country-guessing geography puzzles distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Netherlands’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Netherlands?
The capital of Netherlands is Amsterdam.
What continent is Netherlands in?
Netherlands is in Europe & Central Asia.
What is the population of Netherlands?
Netherlands has a population of approximately ~17.9 million.
What countries border Netherlands?
Netherlands borders Germany, Belgium.
What is Netherlands famous for?
Known for windmills and tulips.