Talk:History of the Netherlands
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Population Statistics
In the section on the early Kingdom of the Netherlands, statistics are quoted for the population. It is said that Protestants were only a quarter of the population, while Catholics dominated. Where do these statistics come from? This sounds a little surprising to me, considering that the much more highly industrialized Holland was relatively populous even in 1815, and this province had been thoroughly Protestant since the early 17th century. Were Catholics in all of the Netherlands (united with Belgium) really close to 75% of the total population? Michel van der Hoek 09:22, 30 April 2008 (CDT)