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Re:US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs by Xichekolas on Tuesday February 19, 2008 @11:56PM (#119439)
You also have to keep in mind that most of Saudi Arabia's GDP is concentrated in the hands of a very few, whereas Tennessee's is more spread out.
Re:US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs by Xichekolas on Wednesday February 20, 2008 @10:18AM (#119719)
Maybe I should clarify... I meant that most of the oil income in SA is concentrated in the monarchy. I guess, as another comment pointed out, that oil income is only like 45% of GDP, but I still maintain that national income is much more concentrated in SA than it is in Tennessee, leading to the perception of untold riches of some and the reality of poverty for many. Tennessee doesn't have such concentration of wealth was my point.