Additional Facts on the Netherlands.
To be Read as Complementary to Netherlands. Sea and Sand.
Why the Netherlands is Europe's Most OP (Over-Powered) Country
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Netherlands
18 million
One of the world's most densely populated countries.
59 th country in terms of people.
131 in terms of size.
5th largest exporter of goods and services.
1. China
2. USA
3. Germany
4. Japan
5. Netherlands
6. India
7. UK
8. Italy
9. France
10. Singapore.
US major world agricultural country, 2nd (after India) in terms of land available for agriculture.
US largest continuous strip of l;and dedicated to farming.
US exporter of agricultural products.
1. USA 148 billion
2. Netherlands. (USA has 234 timers more land) 101 billion
Netherlands world economic power no. 7.
European Rivers empty into the Netherlands - Rhine, Main, Ems, Moselle, Meise, Scheldt.
Whole country a river delta.
26% below sea-level.
20% of the land has been reclaimed from the sea at some time or other over the last 700 years.
ca. 50% below 1 meter in elevation.
65% of the Netherlands needs protection from periodic changes in sea-levels.
Netherlands invests ca. 20% of its GDP in reclamation of land from the sea.
Rotterdam 2nd largest city in Netherlands and largest port in Europe, about 90% of its area lies below sea-level.
High-levels of expertise and co-operation needed for counter sea-levels projects have helped create the Dutch national charavcter.
Channels link Danube and Rhine rivers converging at Rotterdam.