# Are all 50 states accounted for? Countries/continents? SDMB demographic Poll.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 8, 2003, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997 "2003-07-08T14:23:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![jesleigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jesleigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesleigh)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/121 "2003-07-12T22:14:26Z")

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U.S  
Alabama  
North America

Hope I helped 😉

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**Author:** ![Polairis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@Polairis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polairis)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/122 "2003-07-13T00:33:46Z")

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United States  
New Mexico (woo-hoo! 1st one!)  
North America

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**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/123 "2003-07-13T01:20:46Z")

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Another doper for:

US  
Michigan (lower peninsula)  
North America

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**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/124 "2003-07-13T17:43:12Z")

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USA  
Idaho  
North America

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**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/125 "2003-07-13T17:51:19Z")

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Canada  
Province: Alberta  
N.A.

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**Author:** ![Pelleas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Pelleas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pelleas)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/126 "2003-07-14T02:00:36Z")

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USA  
TX  
NA

If I counted right I’m only the fourth so far from Texas.

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**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/127 "2003-07-14T02:23:40Z")

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**Rico** and I are in:

USA  
California (Los Angeles)  
North America

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**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/128 "2003-07-14T02:29:50Z")

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Humph. I guess I’ll have to take Manhattan:

NY County  
NY City  
NY State

And that’s all that really counts, right? (There’s a restaurant on 18th Street called America. A friend and I were meeting a third person, and I said that I’d prefer going someplace other than America. And he said “Oh, why not, it’s not like we _live_ there.”)

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/129 "2003-07-14T02:39:31Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Avarie537 \*  
> \*\*OOH OOH OOH!!
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> USA  
> Indiana  
> North America \*\*

Another Hoosier here, though I was born in Ohio, where I lived most of my life.

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/130 "2003-07-14T02:42:32Z")

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> [@](#):
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> New Zealand (they’re part of the Australian Continental plate right?)

That doesn’t make’em Ozzies, although they’re close (what is it, about 1000 miles to Australia?).

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**Author:** ![Jamoross](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jamoross/32/3241_2.png) [@Jamoross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamoross)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/131 "2003-07-16T13:11:31Z")

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I don’t post often, but when I do it’s from here:

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Oh, sorry. That probably won’t be to readable if you don’t have  
the right fonts & etc. installed. Here it is in English: 😉

Japan  
Chiba-ken  
Asia

- jam

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**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/132 "2003-07-17T01:06:51Z")

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USA  
Las Vegas, Nevada  
North America

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**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/133 "2003-07-17T03:23:25Z")

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Is Long Island accounted for? CUZ HERE IT IS!!!

USA  
Lawn Guyland, NY  
NA

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**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/134 "2003-07-17T11:52:01Z")

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I didn’t see Sweden so here goes:

City: Stockholm  
Country: Sweden  
Continent: Europe

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**Author:** ![Eli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@Eli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eli)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/135 "2003-07-17T12:51:58Z")

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Country : Israel  
Continent : Asia

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**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/136 "2003-07-17T13:33:38Z")

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Country: Norway  
Continent: Yurrup

We don’t do provinces 'round these parts.

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**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/137 "2003-07-17T13:53:05Z")

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City: Tel Aviv  
Country: Israel  
Continent: Asia

But **Eli** beat me to it! Not fair! (but we now have 2 Israelis present and accounted for)

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**Author:** ![non-native](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bc8723/32.png) [@non-native](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/non-native)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/138 "2003-07-17T17:46:31Z")

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from:

Seoul  
South Korea  
Asia

in:

Guatemala City  
Guatemala  
Central America (not a continent, i know…)

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**Author:** ![Mort\_Furd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mort\_Furd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mort_Furd)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/139 "2003-07-17T18:14:07Z")

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Germany  
Rheinland-Pfalz  
Europe  
Born in:  
USA  
Shreveport, Louisiana  
North America

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**Author:** ![The\_Raven\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@The\_Raven\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Raven_1)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-50-states-accounted-for-countries-continents-sdmb-demographic-poll/186997/140 "2003-07-17T19:43:44Z")

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USA  
Massachusetts  
North America

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