The political capital of the Netherlands and the seat of the government, parliament and the royal family, The Hague is also regarded as the capital of the legal world and is home to many of its institutions: the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, as well as many other judicial institutions. The Hague has been a stage town on the Tour of Benelux and the Tour of the Netherlands, and hosted the finish of the 1991 Women’s Tour of the EEC. However, the Tour de France has never previously paused in the city where Queen Wilhelmina popularised the use of the bicycle at the end of the 19th century, which led to the bike being dubbed “la petite reine” – “the little queen».
- Seat of government of the Netherlands and administrative centre for the province of South Holland
- Population: 550,000; 860,000 within the municipality; 2,350,000 within the urban area; 7,100,000 within the Randstad conurbation
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