Originally Posted by
Rollfast
Nope, it's about the same. The Netherlands is a teeny, tiny bunch of islands and such held together with landfills and dikes. The US is a huge country about there on a globe.
European Netherlands is not a teeny, tiny bunch of islands.
European Netherlands is larger than Florida, has the same average elevation, and has a higher peak elevation. (Vaalserberg ~300 m versus Briton Hill ~100 m.)
The biggest difference is that European Netherlands is flood tolerant and well prepared to weather storms. Florida not so much.
Oh, and many many people ride bicycles in European Netherlands. Apparently only a few savvy people ride bikes in Florida.
On the other hand, the Kingdom of the Netherlands does include a "teeny, tiny bunch (if you mean several) of islands." But if what you mean by "bunch" is "a grouping," then no. They aren't that close together. And the islands are not held together with landfills and dikes.
Finally, Russia is huge.
-mr. bill