Check out this cool map that replaces the names of states in the USA with the names of other countries that have the same Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the respective state. (You may want to copy the main map onto your desktop, and view it from there. It’s big.)
My own state, Illinois, apparently has a GDP comparable to Mexico.
The page also contains a number of spin-off maps, including one comparing life expectancies of states to those of other countries. Hmmm. Illnois is comparable to … Kuwait.
Tags: government, Illinois, maps, statistics