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Why there is so much population density in the Benelux area? Was it always like that? Was there another regions in Europe that had a very large population densities like this regions, but now have decreased values? If so, why?
>>1330488
>food
>yes
>what values?
>>1330488
It lays on the Rhine delta making it superb farmland. The Netherlands ecspecially is a major producer of food and Dutch are the tallest ethnicity in Europe because historically speaking they've suffered very few famines. Places like the Saxony that touch the Elbe might rival it with Hamburg and Bremen being examples of this. It's also a major hub for seafaring trade due to its location in conjunction with the English Channel and the North Sea.
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>>1330488
Pretty much this
>>1330525
These lands are incredibly fertile, to the point where we're in the top 10 agricultural producers on the planet to this very day despite our size.
Also, if you want regions that match us in population density, try this: London, Paris and Mexico City have a total population comparable to that of the Netherlands or Belgium. And they're CITIES.
