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[Game of Thrones] Why in this universum small island kingdoms like Iron Islands or Driftmark tend to be strongest naval powers? Isn't it like Hawaii would have larger fleet than Americas just because it is surrounded by ocean?
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In *our* universe small island kingdoms tend to be the strongest navel powers- "Britannia rules the waves" and so forth. This isn't a hard and fast rule, but it's a very notable trend.

For obvious reasons an island nation will invest in their navy to a far greater extent then their land forces. This means almost all island nations have *disproportionate* naval power- their navies are bigger and more powerful then you'd expect based just on their size, especially before air-forces where it's just land and sea. If that island nation is also a successful and wealthy nation, then yeah, it's going to end up a major naval power.