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Puts TX in pretty good shape though. Joel Send a noteboard - 16/09/2011 03:47:19 PM
In cases like Ohio-Belgium, Washington-Denmark or Florida-Australia, the populations are more or less equal, so that means the comparison more or less works in terms of GDP per capita as well. Not so for others, like New York-Russia.

Reminds me of those commercials a few years ago about how if TX were still independent it would have the tenth largest economy on Earth; if its GDP is comparable to Brazils it would be seventh now--but its population is only about 1/8th Brazils. I expect Rick Perry to print T-shirts reflecting these facts momentarily.... :P
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A map. Because maps rock. US states renamed to countries with similar GDPs. - 15/09/2011 03:28:54 PM 973 Views
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Puts TX in pretty good shape though. - 16/09/2011 03:47:19 PM 679 Views
it would if the map was accurate - 16/09/2011 05:08:03 PM 654 Views
So no more than a gimmick then; too bad. - 16/09/2011 07:56:06 PM 604 Views
I got Turkey. *NM* - 15/09/2011 08:17:11 PM 290 Views
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math smath *NM* - 16/09/2011 12:29:57 AM 371 Views
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There's a flip side to that, too, though. - 16/09/2011 04:31:06 PM 652 Views
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