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The Netherlands is in the world top ten in
export volume and it ranks in the world’s top twenty
for GNP, even though, in terms of square kilometers,
it is one of the smallest countries of the world.
Though it is true that, in population density, it is
on a par with countries such as India and Japan,
nonetheless this only amounts to a population of
almost 16.3 million.
As
for trade outside the EU; notably, the volume of
import from China has greatly increased.
In May of this year, 10
countries arc joining (joined) the EU. These countries
represent a significant interest for the Netherlands: the
amount of business with eastern European countries has
doubled over the last couple of years - whereby Poland,
Hungary and the Czech Republic represent 80% of the trade
between the Netherlands and the new EU countries - though
trade with Russia is also greatly on the increase. The
Netherlands is furthermore among the top-3 investors in this
region, particularly, again, in above three countries. |