The Netherlands

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

Land surface : 41 526 km²
Population : 16,6 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: 
€ 129.000.000 
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 (2012)
- Sport and excercise in the neighbourhood
- Enabling talent to excel 
- Disabled sport 
- Sportsmanship and respect 
- International Policy

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

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

World champion in 2009 (including non olympic sport): 
12 Gold 
20 Silver 
21 Bronze 
 
European champion (in 2009): 
14 Gold 
18 Silver 
19 Bronze

Links : 
Ministry: www.minvws.nl

National Olympic Committee:http://www.olympisch.nl/

Sports director :
Mr Bart Zijlstra

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