Volleyball in the Netherlands

Full country name: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Area: 41,160 sq km
Population: 15.5 million
Capital city: Amsterdam (population 700,000)
Major cities: Amsterdam, Groningen, Hoek Van Holland, Ijmuiden, 
              Rotterdam, Utrecht, Vlissingen  
People: 95%+ of the population are Dutch (Germanic and Gallo-Celtic stock),
        most of the rest are Indonesian, Surinamese or Moroccan
Languages: Netherlandic (Dutch)
Religion: 60% Christian (Roman Catholic and Protestant), 3% Muslim
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Head of state: Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands
President: Wim Kok

NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION

Volleyball licensed players: 145,000

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Netherlands [NED]
Address NEDERLANDSE VOLLEYBAL BOND Postbus 70 3440 AB WOERDEN Netherlands	President Mr. Herman VAN ZWIETEN Vice-President Mrs. M.H. Ooms van den BERG General Secretary Mr. Dick DUURKOOP (Mng.Dir.Nat.Teams) Treasurer Mr. L.O DADEMA Beachvolleyball Responsible Mr. P.K.VAN DER LOO (Mng.Dir.Nevobo) Referees Responsible Mr. W.J.C. AMESZ	Phones +31 348 411 994 Fax +31 348 420 809 Telex Internet nevobo@worldaccess.nl

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