Given its relatively small population and lack of obvious resources, why was the dutch republic so successful in establishing a profitable overseas empire

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Falla Coulibaly · Answer 1 · 2018-01-24T00:11:54+0000

The dutch republic was so effective at establishing an overseas empire because they had the largest fleet of ships in the world. The Dutch East India Company was also better financed than other companies and nations. Both of these factors are why the dutch empire gained so many power in overseas trading.

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