Over at the very, very compelling Strange Maps site (warning: do not click unless you have an hour to kill) is a map of the U.S. with each state renamed for a country with a similar GDP.
In case you’re wondering where the really big countries are, here’s another map, in which Japan gobbles up our entire midsection and New England, while China has to settle for the West Coast.
(Hat tip: Marginal Revolution)
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Turkey and Israel as neighbors. Better for both of them. And far better than their existing neighbors. But as a Californian, I do have a problem with California being renamed France. Now we have to learn another language to communicate with one another?
Turkey and Israel as neighbors. Better for both of them. And far better than their existing neighbors. But as a Californian, I do have a problem with California being renamed France. Now we have to learn another language to communicate with one another?
a new way of expressing that portions of america resemble the third world!?
a new way of expressing that portions of america resemble the third world!?
Alabama = Iran. They will love that!
Alabama = Iran. They will love that!
New York = Brazil is rather fitting. I have read that Brazil has a very big gap between rich and poor, and that seems to describe New York (NYC in particular) quite well.
New York = Brazil is rather fitting. I have read that Brazil has a very big gap between rich and poor, and that seems to describe New York (NYC in particular) quite well.