I remembered a fun map I saw a while back, on StrangeMaps.com. (StrangeMaps is part of BigThink.com) In the map below, each one of the States is renamed as a country that shares a similar gross domestic product. Lucky PA-- we got the Netherlands. The editor notes that the Dutch/PA GDPs are $613 billion, making us #18 worldwide. The rest of the states are fun to check on, and see who has the highest (CA/France at $2.15 trillion) and lowest (WY/Uzbekistan at $11 billion). The site thoughtfully listed a table, ordering GDPs from highest to lowest, by country/state, listing GDP amount and rank worldwide.
and, here is the Netherlands:
and all they use those stupid windmills for, outside of bilking rube tourist, is to make peanut oil. Perhaps the GDP comparison comes on the heals of prostitution and ecstasy sales, in which case I can see the connection.
ReplyDeleteNot that I have any first hand knowledge of any of this; because I don't.
you wish.
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