Yeah, but India has more than a billion people and they have nukes. As the parent comment said, Holland is tiny and not only geographically or in population. -

Yeah, but India has more than a billion people and they have nukes. As the parent comment said, Holland is tiny and not only geographically or in population. - It's barely in the top 40 military world powers: http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.asp?country_id=netherlands http://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-det... - It's 17th on GDP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomi... (actually below India and Brazil and not so far from Nigeria) As part of the EU, Dutch people live in the (arguably) world's biggest economy. Outside the EU, they're just 17th and far from most of their neighbours. You punch above your weight in football though :) The EU is far from perfect, but we're the ones building it.