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Funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people: international case studies

Part2:Country studies

The Netherlands

Basic country data

Population 16.299m (2005).

Over 65s as % of total population: 2005 14.1%; 2020 17.1% (projected).

GNI per capita (international dollars converted at purchasing power parities) 2005: $30,300

Government: Unitary

Estimated number of visually impaired people: 320,000

Estimated number of print-impaired people (including those with vision loss): estimates range from 576,000 to 1m