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Nation Info
| Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Official local name: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden |
| Short local name: Nederland |
| Capital: Amsterdam |
| Area/comparative size: 16,033; about the size of Massachusetts and Connecticut combined. |
| Population: 16.1 million |
| Form of government: Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy |
| Head of state: Queen Beatrix |
| Head of government: Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Language(s): Dutch (official), Frisian, Flemish |
| Time zone: 6 hours ahead of EST |
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| World Cup History |
| Participations | 8 | 1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006 |
| Best Result | Finals | 1974, 1978 |
| GP-W-L-T | 32-14-9-9 (56 GF, 36 GA) |
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