Country Profiles: Netherlands

Kingdom of the Netherlands -- Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Government-Sponsored Resources and Diplomatic Information

• Statistics on The Netherlands: CIA World Factbook
• US Embassy in the Hague
• Embassy of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs information on the Netherlands in English

International Organizations and Development Programs

• U.N. Mission of the Netherlands Country page contains U.N. related info, as well as other links about the country
• The Netherlands and the IMF The IMF's Netherlands Country Page with links to articles

Internet Resources: General

• History of Netherlands: Primary Documents BYU site to historical documents
• Dutch Studies: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources
• Medieval and Renaisance: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources
• WESS Web: Western European Specialists Section hosted by the University of Virginia library

Culture, Literature and Language

• Digitale bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren Digital library of Dutch literature and culture
• Foundation for the Production and Translation of Dutch Literature Information about authors and literature online
• De Museumserver Directory of museums in the Netherlands
• History of the Dutch Language

Online News Sites and Servers

• De Telegraaf Online version of Dutch daily newspaper
• NRC Handelsblad A daily newspaper from the Netherlands -- online version
• Web Radio International hear broadcasts from countries all over the world

Dutch Language Study

• UCLA Department of Germanic Languages
• Netherlandic Studies at UCLA
• EAP Study Abroad Programs UC study abroad in the Netherlands
• Language Resource Page A page of links to information on distance learning and technology resources, traditional language study programs (including those that offer instruction in less commonly taught languages) and other general language study resources.

Academic and Fellowship Information

• Erasmus University Rotterdam Library, student, program and faculty information and visitor guide
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Library, faculty, student and other information (in English)
• Fulbright Fellowships for dissertation and postdoctoral research
• Koninklijke Bibliotheek National Library of the Netherlands with links to other library databases
• SSRC/ACLS International Dissertation Field Research Fellowships: support for dissertation research in humanities and social sciences in all areas and regions of the world
• Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships For dissertation research in humanities and social sciences
• UC Berkeley Center for German and European Studies Fellowships for dissertation research, predissertation research travel, and UC faculty research
• Columbia University's Council for European Studies has information about pre-dissertation research fellowships and dissertation completion fellowships
• MA program in the Dutch Golden Age at the University College London, History Department

The Netherlands is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch, located in northwestern Europe. It borders the North Sea to the northeast, the English Channel to the northwest, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.