Amsterdam Tourist Information
Amsterdam in numbers
25% of Holland is below the sea level.
The Dutch are the tallest people in Europe and they rank second tallest in the world.
Amsterdam is well below sea level and at the lowest point of Amsterdam it is 6.7 meters below sea level.
The highest point in Netherlands, Vaalserberg, is only 323 meters above sea level, the rest of the country is flat.
Poplation density 3.506/km2
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Amsterdam is well below sea level and at the lowest point of Amsterdam it is 6.7 meters below sea level.
The highest point in Netherlands, Vaalserberg, is only 323 meters above sea level, the rest of the country is flat.
Poplation density 3.506/km2
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Telephone area code: 020
| Inhabitants: | 811,185 |
| Inhabitants in Amsterdam Metropolitan Area: | 2,332,773 |
| Nationalities: | 178 |
| Mayor: | 1 |
| Night Mayor: | 1 |
| Bicycles: | 881,000 (estimated) |
| Percentage of people who cycle daily: | 58% |
| Parks: | 40 |
| Trams: | 216 |
| Busiest tram line: | 1 (36,000 users per day) |
| Ferry routes (provided by GVB): | 9 |
| Electric vehicle charging points | 650 (and increasing) |
| Markets: | 32 |
| Shops: | 6,159 |
| Canals: | 165 |
| Canal Ring on UNESCO World Heritage List: | 1 |
| Bridges in the Canal Ring: | 80 |
| Houseboats: | 2,500 |
| 16th, 17th and 18th century buildings: | 8,863 |
| Gable stones: | 654 |
| Royal Palace: | 1 |
| Windmills: | 8 |
| Museums: | 75 |
| Paintings by Rembrandt: | 22 |
| The Night Watch: | 1 |
| Civic Guard Gallery: | 1 |
| Paintings by Van Gogh: | 207 |
| Wax statues at Madame Tussauds: | 140 |
| Types of animal at Artis Royal Zoo: | 900 |
| Barrel organs: | 4 |
| Carillons: | 9 |
| Historical church organs: | 42 |
| Concerts and theatrical performances per year: | 9,000 |
| Concerts and theatrical performances per day: | 25 |
| Theatres and concert halls: | 55 |
| Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra: | 1 |
| Dutch National Opera & Ballet: | 1 |
| Cinemas: | 15 |
| Cafés and bars: | 1,515 |
| Clubs: | 16 |
| Restaurants: | 1,325 |
| Hotels: | 413 |
| 5-star hotels: | 14 |
| Hotel beds: | 54,857 |
| Campsites: | 6 |
