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And now the Netherlands, a tiny country with but 18 million people, is the second largest exporter of food in the world. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/mag

• DoreenMichele 9y ago
  Thank you for that.
• nomercy400 9y ago
  Don't forget the history of the Netherlands, where during the 17th century it was the center of the world. You'd be surprised how many colonies the Netherlands had, and some of them have become quite famous (eg. New Zealand), albeit some of their name change (lookup New Amsterdam and New Holland for fun). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Golden_Age https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Golden_Age
  • rco8786 9y ago
    Yep, there’s a reason it’s the “Holland tunnel”. :)
    • DoreenMichele 9y ago
      It was named for Clifford M. Holland, the engineer who designed it. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Holland-Tunnel https://www.britannica.com/topic/Holland-Tunnel Leaving these here in part because New Holland as a historical reference was not easy to find. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Holland_(Australia) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Holland_(Australia) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam
• dekhn 9y ago
  Further, the Netherlands is the best prepared country for sea level rises in the world. It's likely they will end up selling the technology they developed domestically, to all the sea-facing cities of the world (assuming sea levels do rise as predicted). It's going to be extremely profitable for them.