Thread:TyrantRex/@comment-24423693-20140122194937/@comment-5149198-20140321144252

lol, fair enough - rhode island is the outlier xd.

Fun fact, i should point out that the english word "state", technically speaking is referring to a full sovereign independent "nation". The idea the USA was founded on was a, shall we say, coalition of independent "nations". Our first government system is an example of this, gave pretty much all the power to each state, and none to the national government. However, that model of government didnt work so well, so after several issues and trials, the current Constitution was ratified, giving more power to the federal government (though to this day the individual states still have some independence and power, just nowhere near as much as federal).

The point of this ramble, other than to show how much i love random history facts? Technically you could argue that you are comparing your country's size to that of another country xd, since the idea of the USA is that each state is a nation rather than a province xd (even if its not fully the case anymore lol)