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by paganel 2729 days ago
> It doesn't take into account: 1. Re-exports (Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe)

At some point during Ceausescu’s later years Romania (my country) was one of the largest exporters of bananas in the world, as Romania was trading with many African countries using barter: we give you tractors and Romanian-built replicas of the AK-47, you give us bananas. Those bananas were later re-sold by the Romanian Government for much needed foreign currency.