How the Netherlands Actually Works?

Every institution that governs the Netherlands — the Crown and the States-General, the Cabinet and its twelve ministries, the courts, the independent bodies and ZBOs, and the provinces, municipalities and water authorities. Explore the anatomy of the Dutch state below.

How to use this map

This is a living map of every institution that governs the Netherlands — from the Crown and the States-General to your municipality and water authority. Here's how to explore it.

Every cell is an institution. Larger cells are ministries and big bodies; the smaller cells packed around them are their directorates, agencies and inspectorates.
The blocks read top to bottom: The Crown, the States-General (legislature), the Cabinet (executive), the Judiciary, the Independent bodies & ZBOs, and the Provinces, Municipalities & Water Authorities.
Hover a cell for its name; click for the full card — what it does, who heads it, how it's chosen, and the live diagram of its connections.
Recolour the grid with the mode buttons — Branch, Type or Function — to see the state through different lenses.
Filter or Highlight. Type in the search box or tap a colour in the legend. Filter brings just the matches into one clean grid; Highlight keeps the map and dims the rest.
Follow the connections. Each card shows how that body links to others — who funds, controls, oversees or elects it. Click any link to jump there.
Share with the ⤴ button on any card — it copies a direct link straight to that institution.

Tip: as you scroll, a slim bar with search follows you at the top.