[crikeykangaroo]

Sure, but The Netherlands is also quite a lot smaller than the US.

[jplrssn]

Comparing the total size of countries like this never made much sense to me.

It's not like Americans need to drive coast-to-coast to buy groceries or drop their kids off at school.

[aegypti]

The Netherlands has 2x as much land as the Tri State area with 1-2 million fewer residents.