https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/06/02/a-map-of-what-every-state-would-be-if-it-were-a-country/

https://www.thrillist.com/gear/50-us-states-as-independent-countries-california-texas-who-would-survive-as-nations

https://medium.com/@jdunns4/what-if-u-s-states-were-separate-countries-this-map-is-wild-b6d312e4c34c

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_exports_and_imports

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_military_bases

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_GDP