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The Netherlands is the third-largest direct foreign investor in the United States, [29] and the Dutch-American trade and investment relationship is supporting close to 625,000 American jobs [30] with Texas, California and Pennsylvania benefiting most from these economic ties. [31]
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Dutch, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean territories. [1] Netherlands literally means "lower countries" in reference to its low elevation and flat topography, with 26% below sea level. [15] Most of the areas below sea level, known as polders, are the result of land reclamation that began in the 14th century. [16]
Netherlands–United States military relations (1 C, 1 P) American expatriates in the Netherlands (6 C, 92 P) Dutch expatriates in the United States (4 C, 152 P)
Netherlands has an embassy in Washington, D.C., and consulates general in Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, New York City, and San Francisco. [241] United States has an embassy in The Hague and two consulates-general in Amsterdam and Willemstad, Curaçao. [242] See also: Dutch American Uruguay: 15 April 1896: See Netherlands–Uruguay relations
According to 2021 US Census data, 3,083,041 [1] Americans self-reported to be of (partial) Dutch ancestry, while 884,857 [2] Americans claimed full Dutch heritage. 2,969,407 Dutch Americans were native born in 2021, while 113,634 Dutch Americans were foreign-born, of which 61.5% was born in Europe and 62,9% entered the United States before 2000.
The Dutch diaspora consists of the Dutch and their descendants living outside the Netherlands. [ 1 ] Emigration from the Netherlands has been occurring for since at least the 17th century, and may be traced back to the international presence of the Dutch Empire and its monopoly on mercantile shipping in many parts of the world.
Netherlands is ranked fifth on global innovation index and fourth on the Global Competitiveness Report. Among OECD nations, Netherlands has a highly efficient and strong social security system; social expenditure stood at roughly 25.3% of GDP. [27] [28] [29] The Netherlands has a prosperous and open economy, which depends heavily on foreign trade.