Chief of State : Queen Beatrix Head of Government : Mr Jan Peter Balkenende Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Ms Jet Bussemaker Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Ms Erica Terpstra Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Ms Erica Terpstra
Land surface : 41 526 km²
Population : 16,4 millions
Capital : Amsterdam
Language : dutch
Currency : euro
GDP per capita ($PPP) : € 28.722
Budget of State (2009): € 100.000.000.000 Budget of the ministry responsible for sports:
€ 127.000.000 Principal financing source for sport: municipalities National sports federations : 72 Sports people member of a club : 5.500.000
National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2009)
- Combined jobs (school and sport)
- Enabling talent to excel
- Disabled sport
- National Action Plan for Sport and Excercise
- Sportsmanship and respect
- International Policy
Organisation of sport in the country (2009)
- Department of Health, Welfare and Sport
- National Olympic Committee*National Sports Federation
- 72 federations
- 28.000 sport clubs
- municipalities
Results of the last Olympic Games Summer Games (Beijing, 2008) Total of available medals: 16 Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: 7 ; Silver: 5 ; Bronze: 4 Winter Games (Turin, 2006)
Total of available medals : 9 Total of won medals: ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: 3 ; Silver: 2 ; Bronze: 4
World champion in 2009 (including non olympic sport): 12 Gold
20 Silver
21 Bronze
European champion (in 2009): 14 Gold
18 Silver
19 Bronze
EPAS contact: Name: Ms Wendela Kuper
Title: drs
Address: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
PO Box 20350, 2500 EJ The Hague, The Netherlands
Tel. : +31 70 340 6610
Fax: E-mail : wh.kuper@minvws.nl
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