According to the economic development corporation of los angeles county, if one were to count the los angeles metropolitan area as a separate nation, it would have the world’s eleventh largest gross national product, that is bigger than that of australia, mexico, or the netherlands.

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Explanation:

According to the OECD of Los Angeles County, the metropolitan area also known as the southland is the 30th largest metropolitan area in the world. Being the third-largest city in the USA has one trillion dollars plus economy. Commonly known as the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area as being a metropolitan consisting of the three largest cities in California. Being heavily based on the entertainment industry as a port of Los Angeles and the port of long beach are the busiest sea routes in terms of aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion and apparel, and tourism.  Having a nominal GDP of $700 billion as compared to the $1.223 trillion of Mexico and a GDP of $902.355 billion in the Netherlands.