Hot Meme : The U.S. States Renamed According to GDP Size

This map has been circulating online since January 8, 2007, and is generating lots of comment:
 
On the map, each state of the U.S. is named after a country that has a similar-sized GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The map was first posted online by a Norweigen blogger named  Carl Størmer. He credits the map to The York Group International, but [...]