Capital City | Amsterdam; note - The Hague is the seat of government |
What time is it? | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
Capital location | 52 21 N, 4 55 E |
Capital - history | the original Dutch name, Amstellerdam, meaning "a dam on the Amstel River," dates to the 13th century; over time the name simplified to Amsterdam |
Capital - time difference |
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: time descriptions apply to the continental Netherlands only, for the constituent countries in the Caribbean, the time difference is UTC-4 |
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