US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs

[madrchsod]

http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/06/10/131-us-states-renamed-for-countries-with-similar-gdps/
131 - US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs « strange maps

[BlooInBloo]

1. Good to keep perspective about just how rich the upper 5% of this country is.

[hack89]

2. It also says a lot about the upper 10, 20 and 50 %

for that matter. There is a reason why so many want to come to America - our median standard of living alone is unreachable in many countries.

[mainegreen]

3. You see that New Hampshire? You're freaking BANGLADESH!

And you Vermont? Dominican Republic.
Yah. That's right.

:P

[rucognizant]

32. maingreen huh!

And our Maine GDP compares to Morocco! This is better?
:yoiks:

[SoxFan]

41. I wish George Harrison was alive!

He could host a concert for us!

[mmonk]

4. It also drives home the point

we could do more as a people for each other but we live by a new greed creed and propagandic fear.

[Raskolnik]

14. To be fair, it also drives home the point that we are *awesome*

[annabanana]

5. Russia is JERSEY?

Sorry... gotta laugh at THAT one...

[tech3149]

17. I did very well when I lived in Jersey

Don't ask me what exit, if I told ya I'd have to kill ya.

[iamahaingttta]

6. I live in Brazil!

That map is fascinating.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

46. I live in New York!!!!

:bounce:

[BlooInBloo]

7. Alabamans are gonna be PISSED.

[piedmont]

43. I thought it was kinda cool. I hope this map doesn't confuse our brain-addled prez, though.

[rucky]

8. G'Day from Ohio!

:hi:

[madrchsod]

9. i just noticed michigan-argentina...perfect match

[TahitiNut]

10. I'm guessing millions of Cnadians have just been insulted.

:silly:

[Siyahamba]

16. Or Canadians, for that matter.

;)

[Canuckistanian]

18. Damn right we are

As i was watching the graphic load (dial-up) I was chuckling at the names (Wyoming = Uzbekistan :rofl:).

Until it got down to Texas.

Hey, that's not funny!

[Lisa]

27. this Canadian is laughing her ass off!

If you thought Bush sucked when he impersonates a Texan ... just imagine him trying to pass as one of us! He would make the McKenzie Brothers appear suave and sophisticated!

[Hawkeye-X]

11. Väritys = Suomi

Hi paikalla , polveutua Väritys!

[BlooInBloo]

12. If I had a nickel for everytime I said that...

... I'd have a nickel. :)

[JeffR]

21. Hyvää iltaa

:hi:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

47. Will you stop posting random character strings?

:silly:

[pitohui]

13. i'm surprised louisiana as indonesia, thought they were MUCH larger

i think we come out on the good end of that comparison, or maybe it's a backwards dig at freeport mac i dunno but it's about right

mississippi as chile surprises me, i thought chile was quite a bit wealthier than mississippi but have not been able to visit chile myself

i would also be surprised if new jersey equals russia, new jersey is VERY rich, of course russia is VERY large so maybe it does balance out

would LOVE to see the numbers crunched behind these decisions

[Selatius]

19. Chile is much wealthier in terms of raw natural resources

They've got mineral deposits that could make the country fairly wealthy, but they have either squandered any wealth generated from it or do not know how to fully utilize the wealth in a manner that raises the standard of living for all. Pinochet's ultra-deregulation programs sapped the economy.

As a Mississippian, I can't say we have the fortune of having that kind of mineral wealth.

[piedmont]

44. Mississippi's wealth is in that wonderful soil. Though modern farming techniques are degrading it.

[Raskolnik]

15. That's interesting as hell.

Thanks for posting that.

[Canuckistanian]

20. Hey, Minnesota is Norway!

Sammentreff!

[TahitiNut]

25. Uffda! Like they didn't already know that?

:rofl:

[Dunedain]

38. lutefisk anyone? n/t

[TahitiNut]

39. Got some in the freezer as I post.

I hate it ... but it's there for my mother. :puke:

[Hardrada]

50. Most of my family lives in Norway/Minnesota and I was

born there. Ja vi elsker dette landet!!

[UrbScotty]

22. They misspelled Morocco (nt)

[BlooInBloo]

24. Good catch.

[Hawkeye-X]

34. Yeah, and to get to Maine.. one has to fly this airline..

[TexasThoughtCriminal]

23. Canada??!!

I researched immigration rules to Canada on Nov. 3, 2004, and you're telling me I already live there?:eyes:

[Canuckistanian]

30. Welcome to Canada!

Enjoy your stay!

Oh, and please don't feed the Polar bears.

[Hawkeye-X]

35. but.. but... they're sooo cute and cuddly..

(They are the famous Klondike & Snow - polar bears that were born in Denver)

[ironflange]

31. Good show

Now you don't have to rent a U-Haul.

[TahitiNut]

26. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Vietnam)

Somehow, that's ironic. :dunce:

[BlooInBloo]

28. Fuck. The whole fucking map is suspect....

(a) "Please note that the GDP data used for this comparison are not necessarily the same as those used in compiling the original map."

(b) http://www.nemw.org/gsp.htm

(c) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)


Sigh. Thanks for encouraging me (albeit unintentionally) to look.

[rucognizant]

33. Biden- Delaware = New Zealand.

Rhode Island is Vietnam/ Delaware is New Zealand.
And I think from watching Deutsch World News Journal on Link TV; That Germany has a very high GDP.
Notice- NO state matches!
Is California - France because they both make wine? With global warming I should be able to grow grapes in Maine here, ya think?

[TahitiNut]

36. Ooops! (D'oh!)

Brain fart. (I hate it when I do that in public.) :blush:

[UrbScotty]

37. NZ = DC. Romania = Delaware. (nt)

[Hardrada]

52. Ich denke Deutschland ist Nummer Drei in der Welt!

Ich war in Berlin nur gestern und alles mir ausgezeichnet war.

[calimary]

29. This is SO cool! What a great way to get the point across!

Thanks for posting this! Really makes ya think.

Besides, for all those who might get in my face with some of that "don't mess with Texas" crap, THIS will be fun to throw back at them. California has TWICE their GDP!

[supernova]

40. North Carolina is Sweden

That's cool, I'll take it. B-)

I just wish we had the same level of social services that the Swedes and other Nordic countries do.

[SoxFan]

42. Man, Chile is screwed!

How much of a basket case do you have to be on par with Mississippi?

[malaise]

45. Interesting comparisons

Love it.

[Siyahamba]

48. Darn Hawaiian eBay scammers

:(

[slackmaster]

49. HA! My state has the grossest national product

And the best wine.

[Retrograde]

54. C'est vrai, mon ami!

Can we go be our own country now?

[Cabcere]

51. Wow - this is really interesting!

B-) Thanks for posting this. :thumbsup:

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