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The 3,033 States of America

The 3,033 States of America

Let's delete all the 50 states and use counties instead. We could have 3,033 states. Here's what the map would look like. (take a look at the full hi-res version)

There would be a problem that many of the states have the same last name. Washington is used 31 times. What would we do there? Put a number after it? Washington1, Washington2? How about a descriptor. Coolest Washington. Super Lame Washington. Or they could just rename those counties... i mean, states. There are 24 President's names that are not being used. I'll even offer up my last name for one of the 3,033 states. Welcome to the state of Maldre. I'll even make the highway signs to welcome people to my state.

What would the United States flag look like with 3,033 stars?


By Matt Maldre on Jun 17, 09 | 10:03 am  |   [12340] Hits  |   permalink

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Thanks to Jamie of Cartophilia.com for suggesting that I used the .gif version of the map. (The Census Bureau has the .pdf version locked with a password).

Posted by: spudart on Jun 17, 09 | 10:16 am


I tried to made the lines thicker on the map, but then oddly that just accentuated the space left from the erased lines of the states. So yeah, the map is a bit light. But wow! 3,033 STATES!

Posted by: spudart on Jun 17, 09 | 10:18 am


Where would the Senate, with 6,066 members meet? How about a minor league baseball stadium...

Posted by: Cartophiliac on Jun 17, 09 | 11:11 am


Hey Matt, do you remember when I declared my own republic when we were kids? It was called U.K.E.M. United Kingdom of Erik Maldre. My republic even had its own government seal.

Posted by: unlikelymoose on Jun 18, 09 | 9:56 am


It's interesting how most of the counties in the midwest (only west of Missippi River) are very rectangular.

Posted by: unlikelymoose on Jun 18, 09 | 9:57 am


What about Loveland County, TX?

Population: 67!

Posted by: Dan on Jun 18, 09 | 11:18 pm


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