Facts about The Hague

Facts and figures about the city.

• 500,000 residents (2011)
• 215,600 homes
• 11 kilometres of coastline
• surface area of nearly 100 square kilometres
• one-third of the city is green space
• founded in the 13th century
• seat of Dutch government
• Queen Beatrix's residence, Huis ten Bosch, built in 1645
• 14 city squares dating from the 18th century
• 20 city squares dating from the 19th century
• more than 130 archaeological sites
• average of € 12,250 in disposable income
• 72% of the city's residents have access to the Internet
• 6,000 births per year
• more than 100 nationalities
• 40% of residents foreign-born
• more than 40 houses of worship
• 5 train stations
• 8 districts
• 4th UN city after New York, Geneva and Vienna
• 115 embassies and consulates
• 131 international organisations
• 10 hospitals
• 64 community centres
• 458 associations and foundations
• 400 hectares of forest
• 111,000 trees lining the roads (including 1,358 with monument status)
  
• more than 20 million visitors each year
• 64 hotels
• 850 restaurants, pubs and cafés
• 30 theatres
• 26 movie screens
• 45 museums
• 4,200 shops
• 7 markets
• 1,100 kilometres of roads
• 400 kilometres of bicycle paths
• 22,000 metered parking spots
• 142 primary schools
• 38 secondary schools
• 6 international schools
• 224 general practitioners
• 3 kilometres of wharf frontage at Scheveningen Harbour
• 20,000 residents living in Scheveningen
• 1,200 pleasure boat moorings
• 3,000 companies
• green and yellow official city colours since 1920
• 400 sports facilities
• 1,300-kilometre long sewer system
• City of Peace and Justice