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[almost normal]

Quite obviously America is the World's standard.

More seriously though, the average size of a European country not counting Russia is 162,801 square kilometers.

Almost half the states in the US are larger then that (23 out of 50.)

[Tymeaus Jalynsfe...]

Weren't you the one who thought NJ was a suburb of NYC? lol. We're thankful you're out there, being a northern Texas wannabe state.

NJ IS a Suburb of New York. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) That, or just a great place to put nuclear waste. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
As for a Wannabe Texas State. No one can compete with Texas. I was so very sad that I had to leave there. Oh well.

[Lionhearted]

There's an old saying that goes "In America, 100 years is a long time. In Europe, 100 miles is a long distance."

It must be old as most of Europe doesn't use miles at all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Sorry I had to.

Almost half the states in the US are larger then that (23 out of 50.)

Isn't there 52 states nowadays?

Also... Size isn't everything America (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Tymeaus Jalynsfe...]

It must be old as most of Europe doesn't use miles at all (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Sorry I had to.

Isn't there 52 states nowadays?

Also... Size isn't everything America (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Well... 50 States + Washington DC.

[Lionhearted]

Well... 50 States + Washington DC.

Ah I thought there was 50 before Hawaii...

[almost normal]

Might be 51 if Puerto Rico gets its way.

[Dolanar]

48 that are neighboring each other + Hawaii + Alaska, Puerto Rico is trying to become a state as I hear, but not official.

[SpellBinder]

I know someone in PR. He tells me the island is about split even on joining the union or just leaving to become their own country.

As for the book Spy Games, I found it interesting. But then, I find most books that expand beyond the little world of Seattle interesting.

[Neraph]

*Comes running back from wikipedia* Colorado is a state? My god, my American geography is worse then I thought!
Turns out I also thought Denver was Dallas

That can be forgiven because you're not American. For example, I have no idea where the major cities are in Germany except... in Germany.

Worse? Texas is bigger then 4-6 European countries put together. It's why the whole European concept of world travel is a crock of shit. You could drive through 3 European countries in the time it takes you to drive through one of our moderate sized states.

Texas is larger than France. Florida is 65,000 miles square, which is about 15% larger than England (50,000 mi^2).

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48 that are neighboring each other + Hawaii + Alaska, Puerto Rico is trying to become a state as I hear, but not official.

Has been trying to for years, and Puerto Rico has also been voting against it. They're conflicted about Stateshood, but can't get a majority to petition for it.

Also, don't forget America's other territories, including Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, among others (Specifically, Classification of current U.S. Territories).

[CanRay]

Yeah yeah yeah, keep whining, Canadian Provinces still rule size-wise.

Hell, when it comes to size alone, don't screw with the Territories!

[Grinder]

As entertaining as the last couple of posts have been, please get back to topic.

[hermit]

Glad you liked it. I'm out in Jersey, the most densely populated region in the country, and we've gotten jack shit written about us. Ah well.

Not entirely true, a number of old novels describe New Jersey (part of the New York/New Jersey sprawl) fairly in detail. The Nyx Smyth stuff - Striper Assassin, Steel Rain, Into the Night and, uh, his other book. Night's Pawn and Nosferatu 2055, and the old Celtic Doublcross adventure also have info on that area, IIRC. Some more detail is given in the equally ancient 2nd Edition North America book, but that's extremely Manhattan centered. The 4E "New York" writeup, of course, woefully ignores the fact that the boroughs of NYC other than Manhattan, let alone New Jersey, even exist. I have copied that into my own little semi sourcebook, but unfortunately I did so several years ago, and it's all in German.

In terms of fluff you should be aware that it is 2/3 a Denver book and 1/3 general spycraft.

You realise half of the 2/3 Denver book is actualy a London book, right? Which is much more interessting than a Denver book, anyway. The Denver book part is rather redundant at times, too. I find the S3 Missions writeup of Denver more useful, myself.

Worse? Texas is bigger then 4-6 European countries put together. It's why the whole European concept of world travel is a crock of shit. You could drive through 3 European countries in the time it takes you to drive through one of our moderate sized states.

Depends entirely what you mean by 'Europe' and which countries. Former Yogoslavia, BeNeLux? Sure. Ukraine? Not quite. Generally, Europe's far more compressed than America, though. Everything in America that is not New Jersey is basically made of wilderness with occasional settlement.