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Which just goes to show... Legolas Send a noteboard - 15/09/2011 10:23:27 PM
Which is a fairly clean analogy, our populations are very similar in size even if we've got 4 times the space to cram them into. Big one though, I saw a poll recently that said while the US followed by Brazil rank as the 'coolest' countries, Belgium ranked last, and Ohio is also a notoriously uncool place

that Belgium is too surreal (yes, we take rather a lot of pride in Magritte...) for foreigners to appreciate the coolness. I've never been to Ohio so I can't say what it is outsiders are missing about that place.
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A map. Because maps rock. US states renamed to countries with similar GDPs. Rebekah - 15/09/2011 03:28:54 PM 973 Views
Mine's Belgium Isaac - 15/09/2011 03:39:37 PM 633 Views
How can that be true Sareitha Sedai - 15/09/2011 03:57:23 PM 623 Views
Exactly! Darth_Katie - 15/09/2011 10:17:50 PM 626 Views
OH, I love OH, but mostly because it's boring Isaac - 15/09/2011 11:06:36 PM 580 Views
Well then Texas as Brazil makes perfect sense random thoughts - 15/09/2011 04:40:43 PM 679 Views
Which just goes to show... Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:23:27 PM 655 Views
That's pretty awesome. Nate - 15/09/2011 04:09:38 PM 629 Views
neat! *NM* Avendesora - 15/09/2011 04:40:15 PM 373 Views
um... is Austria doing well? *NM* Hieshyn - 15/09/2011 05:10:20 PM 333 Views
I think they're pretty solid. Stephen - 15/09/2011 05:25:05 PM 677 Views
*NM* Hieshyn - 15/09/2011 09:15:25 PM 339 Views
Ah no, I'm Greece. *NM* nossy - 15/09/2011 07:11:41 PM 310 Views
Austria? ßelals Girl - 15/09/2011 07:26:23 PM 632 Views
Made in Taiwan, Baby! Kel - 15/09/2011 08:02:23 PM 593 Views
I'm back in Russia! This is really cool. Wouldn't have thought that Florida = = Australia. Vivien - 15/09/2011 08:06:06 PM 627 Views
They mean their GDP in absolute numbers is close to the same size? Legolas - 15/09/2011 08:10:00 PM 656 Views
Re: They mean their GDP in absolute numbers is close to the same size? Vivien - 15/09/2011 11:33:56 PM 607 Views
Puts TX in pretty good shape though. Joel - 16/09/2011 03:47:19 PM 679 Views
it would if the map was accurate random thoughts - 16/09/2011 05:08:03 PM 655 Views
So no more than a gimmick then; too bad. Joel - 16/09/2011 07:56:06 PM 605 Views
I got Turkey. *NM* LordPerrin - 15/09/2011 08:17:11 PM 290 Views
The misspelling of Ecuador bothers me. Spriteling - 15/09/2011 08:53:49 PM 800 Views
The mispelling of mispelling bothers me. *NM* Jasha - 27/09/2011 04:20:27 AM 362 Views
Why does Sweden always have to be the place with a crumbling car industry? *NM* jh - 15/09/2011 09:02:45 PM 264 Views
Delaware = Bangladesh?! Praziquantel - 15/09/2011 09:11:42 PM 531 Views
Aren't there about 150 times as many people in bangladesh as in delaware? jh - 15/09/2011 09:19:01 PM 657 Views
that, and how do banks affect GDP? LadyLorraine - 15/09/2011 09:37:49 PM 539 Views
The services banks provide stimulate economic growth. Ghavrel - 15/09/2011 09:40:11 PM 528 Views
Not the money that belongs to others, but Praziquantel - 15/09/2011 09:53:05 PM 622 Views
Closer to 190 times as many, actually. Ghavrel - 15/09/2011 09:37:53 PM 582 Views
my backyard is bigger than Delaware and has more people in when I have a barbecue random thoughts - 15/09/2011 09:47:20 PM 665 Views
Erm. Nate - 15/09/2011 09:55:08 PM 615 Views
Yeah, I don't see how those two figures are even similar tbh. *NM* Praziquantel - 15/09/2011 10:00:30 PM 213 Views
Still a huge enough difference to make you wonder about that map, though... Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:00:40 PM 609 Views
yeah I was looking at the PPP number which is 259B random thoughts - 15/09/2011 10:08:24 PM 622 Views
That's exactly what it is, yes. *NM* Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:20:56 PM 300 Views
Sudan would definitely be closer. Nate - 15/09/2011 10:21:00 PM 703 Views
math smath *NM* random thoughts - 16/09/2011 12:29:57 AM 372 Views
Re: yeah I was looking at the PPP number which is 259B Isaac - 15/09/2011 10:22:27 PM 544 Views
There's a flip side to that, too, though. Joel - 16/09/2011 04:31:06 PM 652 Views
I'd rather not have a political debate on the subject Isaac - 16/09/2011 05:51:50 PM 625 Views
I wasn't trying to make it political, honest. Joel - 16/09/2011 08:00:34 PM 593 Views
As Legolas says, that is essentially what PPP GDP is, and why I and others prefer it. Joel - 16/09/2011 03:59:41 PM 824 Views
That's not all that similar! Vivien - 16/09/2011 12:43:10 AM 611 Views
Erm, nevermind. Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:05:13 PM 587 Views
Hmm. Nate - 15/09/2011 10:10:55 PM 671 Views
Yeah, I started out by confusing Delaware with Rhode Island and it went from there. Legolas - 15/09/2011 10:20:09 PM 684 Views
I noticed the edit thing a while back Stephen - 15/09/2011 10:57:01 PM 481 Views
Yeah, think it's pretty much always been that way. Joel - 16/09/2011 08:55:03 PM 552 Views
I have been known to call DE "the Black Hole of Calcutta for incorporation." Joel - 16/09/2011 03:40:39 PM 619 Views
The united Arab Emirates... and Brazil...eh *NM* Aisha - 16/09/2011 01:00:09 AM 300 Views
Connecticut being the UAE seems pretty appropriate in my mind for some reason ... The_Muted_Grimaud - 16/09/2011 03:08:23 AM 598 Views
Florida?! But that's America's wang! *NM* Colonel Logain - 16/09/2011 01:42:41 PM 305 Views
They prefer "The Sunshine State." Joel - 16/09/2011 07:09:21 PM 593 Views
only because it fits better on their license plates *NM* random thoughts - 16/09/2011 08:15:00 PM 284 Views
Yeah, THAT'S why they don't like being called "Americas wang." Joel - 16/09/2011 09:57:44 PM 639 Views
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