The Hague

:This article is about the city in the Netherlands; there is also a region known as (the) Hague in France.

Business

Professional life in the city is dominated by the large number of civil servants working. Government ministries and public organisations are almost all located in The Hague. Added to that several large businesses have their headquarters in The Hague.

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• Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest companies in the world
• KPN, the Dutch national phone company (fixed and mobile divisions)
• AEGON and Nationale Nederlanden (shared HQ with Rotterdam), two of the largest Dutch insurance companies
• Royal TPG Post, the national provider of postal and logistics services. Part of TNT N.V.

There has never been a large industrial base in The Hague, with perhaps the exception of the fishing harbour of Scheveningen.

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