Originally posted by zeeblebotAnd there I was thinking that it's not size that matters, it's what you do with it that counts.
we already have too many little states on the east coast. each of them has two senators (same as the big states), and their own share of federal taxes. also, if we really wanted new states we could have annexed puerto rico and the phillipines.
Texas 696,241 km^2
England 130,395 km^2
Wales 20,779 km^2
Scotland 78,772 km^2