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Re:Macedonia Agrees to Change Its Name to End Bitter Dispute... by labster on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:45PM (#17297272)
Not really correct. The peninsula consists of two Mexican states: Baja California Sur, and Baja California Norte. The United States dropped the "Alta" from Alta California after the process of defeating Mexico. I consider us all Californians, though, despite the political boundaries.
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Re:Macedonia Agrees to Change Its Name to End Bitter Dispute... by pavlov on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:48PM (#17297300)
Maybe the previously-Alta California should follow the Mexican example and split into separate north and south states? That would fix issues with federal political representation, at least.
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Re:Macedonia Agrees to Change Its Name to End Bitter Dispute... by labster on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @03:49PM (#17297309)
As soon as anyone explains how water would be apportioned in the new system, I might consider it.
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Re:Macedonia Agrees to Change Its Name to End Bitter Dispute... by macintux on Tuesday June 12, 2018 @04:00PM (#17297420)
Given its population, California (U.S.) could and arguably should split into several states. An even division into 5 states would still leave them around the size of Washington.
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Re:Macedonia Agrees to Change Its Name to End Bitter Dispute... by DrScump on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @02:55AM (#17300871) 

  Baja California Norte
No, just Baja California, or officially, the "Free and Sovereign State of Baja California" (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), according to its Wikipedia entry.
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