So which is bigger, Alaska or Texas? When was Texas a country? Actually, all
the states seem to act like litle countries to me. Definitely the United
States. Different to Australia. The states seem to matter more over there.
Foxy
----- Original Message -----
> Tom Scales wrote:
> >
> > Actually, it is 1.57 times larger than Texas .. Ontario = 413,000 square
> > miles. Texas = 261,914 square miles
> >
> > The real difference between Texas and the other 49 less important states
is
> > that Texas use to be a country and still, in many ways, acts like it.
> >
> > Tom
>
> You forget about Hawaii. It was a genuine kingdom and then a republic
> before becoming a US territory and then a state. Louisiana, at one
> time, was declared a republic.
>
> Ontario? Well it is big, but Alaska is bigger still and just as cold.
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