What US state could function as a country?

[The Biased Conservatives]

Obviously Texas

[Natair]

Texas. They were once their own country. Enjoy

[Lackadaisical2]

Why not?

How long do you think any one state could survive on its own?
Without the protection of the US military an individual state would be quickly gobbled up.

Er, by who? Canada, Mexico?

Anyway, its liekly any state tat separated peacefully would be taken under the US's wing.

[Ack barnes]

I'm thinking Indiana, espesialy if it has michigen too.

I'd say California or Hawaii or New England as a whole.

.....Virginia.

I think Wyoming would be a good country.

Haha! I bet OP was expecting Texas.

Wyoming could live off corn.

[Vassel]

Obviously Texas

Well,the US does get a fair amount of oil from Texas.

[Scandigrad]

No!Not at all!I'm just asking which state would economiclly strongest in your opinion.

.....Virginia.

To clarify, you mean NORTHERN Virginia, right? Most of the state's money comes from NoVa.

[Minnysota]

Minnesota. They have access to a semi-major shipping route via Duluth and Lake Superior. They also have quite a bit of food (I can't remember if they are as large on grain as they were a really long time ago). Lastly, they'd be able to trade with Canada. :3

You're likely biased. Look at your nation's name.

I don't see what you're getting at...

[Ack barnes]

Why hasn't anyone said Georgia or Arizona?

[Genivaria]

Texas. They were once their own country. Enjoy

.....So?

[Lackadaisical2]

.....Virginia.

To clarify, you mean NORTHERN Virginia, right? Most of the state's money comes from NoVa.

Which gets all its money by virtue of its proximity to DC.

E: We won't likely continue to operate say, the pentagon, especially if it were going to be staffed by foreign nationals.

[The Blue Plains]

Why not?

How long do you think any one state could survive on its own?
Without the protection of the US military an individual state would be quickly gobbled up.

There are tons of smaller nations in the world... you think we couldn't have something like the EU?

[Scandigrad]

To clarify, you mean NORTHERN Virginia, right? Most of the state's money comes from NoVa.

Which gets all its money by virtue of its proximity to DC.

E: We won't likely continue to operate say, the pentagon, especially if it were going to be staffed by foreign nationals.

Noted.

Stand firm with Virginia though.

[Imota]

California by itself is already something like the eighth biggest economy in the world, so I think we'd do alright as our own country.

Compared to the countries of Europe, except perhaps Russia and Ukraine, America is damn huge. We could probably carve up the US into ten or so smaller, functional countries.

[Vassel]

Obviously Texas

Well,the US does get a fair amount of oil from Texas.

[Lackadaisical2]

Which gets all its money by virtue of its proximity to DC.

E: We won't likely continue to operate say, the pentagon, especially if it were going to be staffed by foreign nationals.

Noted.

Stand firm with Virginia though.

I think they'd all have a good shot at making their own path, don't see the point to it, but they'd have a chance.

[Cylarn]

North Carolina, on account of its agricultural land, the port at Wilmington, the Outer Banks, and its military installations.

[Genivaria]

California by itself is already something like the eighth biggest economy in the world, so I think we'd do alright as our own country.

Compared to the countries of Europe, except perhaps Russia and Ukraine, America is damn huge. We could probably carve up the US into ten or so smaller, functional countries.

I know how this will go.

The MegaCorporate Enclave of New York. In the case of a European writer, the Dutch might take it back.

A Mormon theocracy in the Holy State of Deseret, formerly known as Utah.

The People's Republic of California.

The Coalition of Las Vegas, an American Amsterdam.

The loud, proud, rather jingoist Republic of Texas. Alternately, a Hispanic-majority República de Tejas depending on whether the author is Hispanic.

The South has risen again to form the resurrected Confederate States.

The Southwest reclaimed by the Reformed Tribal Territories, and possibly at war with Mexico. Alternately, Mexico could fuse with it and call the new country Aztlan.

Oregon, Washington, northern California, and sometimes British Columbia form Cascadia, which is much more left-wing than the former US and built upon environmentalist principles.

The New England states are also off on their own, something that both New Englanders and non-New Englanders find very appealing. Sometimes, New England is combined with the Mid-Atlantic to form a Northeast country or it joins Canada.

Alaska is fused with the Canadian territories to form another Inuit province, or the Russians take it back.
Hawaii going back to native rule.

A powerless rump state in Washington DC (or elsewhere if DC was destroyed), still claiming descent from the Federal government and issuing grandiose proclamations which are ignored by the rest of the 'country'.

[The Blue Plains]

California by itself is already something like the eighth biggest economy in the world, so I think we'd do alright as our own country.

Compared to the countries of Europe, except perhaps Russia and Ukraine, America is damn huge. We could probably carve up the US into ten or so smaller, functional countries.

The sooner the better.

[Astrolinium]

Israel.


You heard me right.

[Peoples Empire]

California definitely

[Time guards of shadow]

How about the great lake republic? Indiana, Michigan, etc..

[Yuktova]

California by itself is already something like the eighth biggest economy in the world, so I think we'd do alright as our own country.

Compared to the countries of Europe, except perhaps Russia and Ukraine, America is damn huge. We could probably carve up the US into ten or so smaller, functional countries.

I know how this will go.

The MegaCorporate Enclave of New York. In the case of a European writer, the Dutch might take it back.

A Mormon theocracy in the Holy State of Deseret, formerly known as Utah.

The People's Republic of California.

The Coalition of Las Vegas, an American Amsterdam.

The loud, proud, rather jingoist Republic of Texas. Alternately, a Hispanic-majority República de Tejas depending on whether the author is Hispanic.

The South has risen again to form the resurrected Confederate States.

The Southwest reclaimed by the Reformed Tribal Territories, and possibly at war with Mexico. Alternately, Mexico could fuse with it and call the new country Aztlan.

Oregon, Washington, northern California, and sometimes British Columbia form Cascadia, which is much more left-wing than the former US and built upon environmentalist principles.

The New England states are also off on their own, something that both New Englanders and non-New Englanders find very appealing. Sometimes, New England is combined with the Mid-Atlantic to form a Northeast country or it joins Canada.

Alaska is fused with the Canadian territories to form another Inuit province, or the Russians take it back.
Hawaii going back to native rule.

A powerless rump state in Washington DC (or elsewhere if DC was destroyed), still claiming descent from the Federal government and issuing grandiose proclamations which are ignored by the rest of the 'country'.

That sounds like something I did in Victoria II, but I had three American superpowers. The Confederacy, Manhattan Commune, and Californian Republic.
Manhattan Commune ended up winning.

[Medok]

New York, and California could both function quite well. California especially, as it's large population and large food export make it very tasteh.

[Sulamalik]

South Dakota.

Because it's never South Dakota.

[Moutere]

California by itself is already something like the eighth biggest economy in the world, so I think we'd do alright as our own country.

Compared to the countries of Europe, except perhaps Russia and Ukraine, America is damn huge. We could probably carve up the US into ten or so smaller, functional countries.

I know how this will go.

The MegaCorporate Enclave of New York. In the case of a European writer, the Dutch might take it back.

A Mormon theocracy in the Holy State of Deseret, formerly known as Utah.

The People's Republic of California.

The Coalition of Las Vegas, an American Amsterdam.

The loud, proud, rather jingoist Republic of Texas. Alternately, a Hispanic-majority República de Tejas depending on whether the author is Hispanic.

The South has risen again to form the resurrected Confederate States.

The Southwest reclaimed by the Reformed Tribal Territories, and possibly at war with Mexico. Alternately, Mexico could fuse with it and call the new country Aztlan.

Oregon, Washington, northern California, and sometimes British Columbia form Cascadia, which is much more left-wing than the former US and built upon environmentalist principles.

The New England states are also off on their own, something that both New Englanders and non-New Englanders find very appealing. Sometimes, New England is combined with the Mid-Atlantic to form a Northeast country or it joins Canada.

Alaska is fused with the Canadian territories to form another Inuit province, or the Russians take it back.
Hawaii going back to native rule.

A powerless rump state in Washington DC (or elsewhere if DC was destroyed), still claiming descent from the Federal government and issuing grandiose proclamations which are ignored by the rest of the 'country'.

I want to play in this RP!!! awesome:)

A country needs food production and shelter to survive - how many states don't have that?