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Amsterdam

Capital of the Netherlands
Amsterdam is the Netherlands’ capital, known for its artistic heritage, elaborate canal system and narrow houses with gabled facades, legacies of the city’s 17th-century Golden Age. Its Museum District houses the Van Gogh Museum, works by...
Population: 821,752 (2015)
Currency: the Euro
Area code: 020
Boroughs: Eight districts: Centrum; Noord; West; Nieuw-West; Zuid; Oost; Zuidoost; Westpoort
City Hall: Stopera
Demonym: Amsterdammer
Elevation: −2 m (−7 ft)