The Hague (with capital T; Dutch: Den Haag, officially also 's-Gravenhage) is the third largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 485,818 (as of May 31, 2009) (population of agglomeration: 1,011,459 ) and an area of approximately 100 km². It is located in the west of the country, in the province of South Holland, of which it is also the provincial capital. The Hague is, like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and Almere, part of the Randstad metropolitan area, with 6,659,300 inhabitants. The Hague is the seat of government, but not the capital of the Netherlands, a role set aside by the Dutch constitution for Amsterdam. The Hague is the home of the States-General of the Netherlands. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands lives and works in The Hague. All foreign embassies and government ministries are located in the city, as well as the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Supreme Court), the Raad van State (Council of State) and many lobbying organisations. The Hague is also the de facto judicial capital of the United Nations, being the location of its primary judicial institutions. (via Wikipedia)
Time Zone:
CET
Metro population:
1406000
Local Name:
's-Gravenhage (Den Haag)
Type:
Municipality
Urban Population:
1011459
As of:
31 may 2009
Latitude:
N
Name:
The Hague
Longitude:
E
Latitude (Minutes):
5
Longitude (Minutes):
19
Total Population:
485818
Also Known As:
Residentiestad (Residential City), Hofstad (Court city)
Longitude (Degrees):
4
Category: (Book)
12 new, starting at $40.00
21 used, starting at $21.89
Category: (Kitchen)
1 new, starting at $4.00
Matthew Norman: Irrespective of Chilcot, Blair will always remain a pariah
27 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT | Independent.co.uk - Commentators
A forum for assaulting Israel and America
25 Jan 2010 09:07:11 GMT | JPost.com Op-Ed Contributors
Israel shuns UN call for Gaza war probe
26 Jan 2010 09:48:41 GMT | washingtonpost.com
The Notwist - Sturm
25 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT | Pitchfork
Ambassador's daughter stole GBP200k to buy horses
25 Jan 2010 23:51:27 GMT | Telegraph.co.uk - UK news
Karadzic appeals against court-appointed lawyer
20 Jan 2010 11:23:18 GMT | Reuters
Outgoing UN Envoy Calls For Peace Talks
25 Jan 2010 20:43:00 GMT | The Australian
U.S. extradites Bosnian Serb suspected of genocide
20 Jan 2010 16:50:35 GMT | Reuters
Living longer, working longer? The impact of subjective life expectancy on retirement intentions and behaviour
21 Jan 2010 13:22:05 GMT | European Journal of Public Health
KPN Profit Rises 2%; Stan Miller to Leave Company (Update1)
26 Jan 2010 09:21:31 GMT | BusinessWeek Online
Signup on The Hague
