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Originally Posted by JSWolf
You put 12 states before this.
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I think he meant states as in...
A political body, or body politic; the whole body of
people who are united under one government, whatever may
be the form of the government; a nation.
[1913 Webster]
... nations.
I think the U.S. is unique in calling its divisions, "states." I may be wrong about that.