> CA is probably more important by itself than all of Europe. I recall reading (years ago) that "If California were an independent country, it would be the six

> CA is probably more important by itself than all of Europe. I recall reading (years ago) that "If California were an independent country, it would be the sixth-largest in the world"... Which would still (at least at the time) put it behind Germany. So, faaar from "more important by itself than all of Europe". > Even PA or GA are heavy hitters that would smoke most similarly sized EU countries. Given how wrong you are about California above, I very much doubt this one.