_#_Organized labor: 29% of labor force
_*Government #_Long-form name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
_#_Type: constitutional monarchy
_#_Capital: Amsterdam, but government resides at The Hague
_#_Administrative divisions: 12 provinces (provincien, singular—provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland
_#_Dependent areas: Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
_#_Independence: 1579 (from Spain)
_#_Constitution: 17 February 1983
_#_Legal system: civil law system incorporating French penal theory; judicial review in the Supreme Court of legislation of lower order rather than Acts of the States General; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
_#_National holiday: Queen's Day, 30 April (1938)