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The Netherlands has officially been recognised as the tallest country in the world. The average Dutch man is 1 metre 90cm. But while being tall may have its advantages, the growing population comes with its own challenges. Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker reports.

The caretaker Dutch Prime Minister is still desperate to push through budget cuts and has called on lawmakers to help him. The government collapsed on Monday when Mark Rutter resigned, as it failed to agree on painful measures demanded by Brussels. The political crisis has already been described as a revolt against enforced EU austerity. UK-based journalist and blogger Neil Clark says there’s every chance now the Netherlands will abandon the Euro, which he believes would be disastrous for the single currency. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com