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The Netherlands
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Chief of State : Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands
Head of Government : Mr Mark Rutte
Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Ms Edith Schippers
Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Mr André Bolhuis
Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Mr André Bolhuis
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Land surface : 41 526 km˛
Population : 16,6 millions
Capital : Amsterdam
Language : dutch
Currency : euro
GDP per capita ($PPP) : € 28.722
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Budget of State (2009): € 100.000.000.000
Budget of the ministry responsible for sports:
€ 129.000.000
Principal financing source for sport: municipalities
National sports federations : 72
Sports people member of a club : 5.500.000
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National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2012)
- Sport and excercise in the neighbourhood
- Enabling talent to excel
- Disabled sport
- Sportsmanship and respect
- International Policy
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Organisation of sport in the country (2011)
- Department of Health, Welfare and Sport
- National Olympic Committee*National Sports Federation
- 72 federations
- 28.000 sport clubs
- municipalities
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Results of the last Olympic Games
Summer Games (Beijing, 2008)
Total of won medals: 16
Position on final medal table: ( 12th by gold ranking)
Gold: 7 ; Silver: 5 ; Bronze: 4
Winter Games (Vancouver,2010)
Total of won medals: 8
Position on final medal table: (10 th by gold ranking)
Gold: 4; Silver:1 ; Bronze: 3
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World champion in 2009 (including non olympic sport):
12 Gold
20 Silver
21 Bronze
European champion (in 2009):
14 Gold
18 Silver
19 Bronze
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Links :
Ministry: www.minvws.nl
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National Olympic Committee:http://www.olympisch.nl/
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Sports director :
Mr Bart Zijlstra
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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
E-mail : wh.kuper@minvws.nl
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