The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.6 million, is one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe and the most populous in the country the area holds the Rotterdam The Hague Airport. The Hague is the core municipality of the Greater The Hague urban area, which comprises the city itself and its suburban municipalities, containing over 800,000 people, making it the third-largest urban area in the Netherlands, again after the urban areas of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Hague is also the capital of the province of South Holland, and the city hosts both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital. The Hague ( / ˈ h eɪ ɡ/ HAYG Dutch: Den Haag ( listen) or 's‑Gravenhage ( listen)) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea.

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