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Netherlands

Trade advantage

Amsterdam's market doesn't crash as easily, and the Dutch start with a better ship. The economist's choice.

Netherlands (Colonization European power)
Source: Sid Meier's Civilization wiki (Fandom), CC BY-SA

Key details

Advantage
Starts with Merchantman; stabler market prices
Style
Pure commerce

About european powers in Colonization

Each European power plays the same game with one decisive national advantage. The advantage shapes your whole strategy: England grows, France befriends, Spain conquers, the Netherlands trades.

Strategy — New players find the Netherlands' stable market forgiving; veterans chasing a fast independence often pick England for the population edge.

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