Just read an interesting article in the Economist that I wanted to share.  As you may or may not know, China has surpassed Japan as the world second largest economy in recent months.  China is so big that most of its provinces could match up against countries around the world in GDP.  Here’s a map:

You can check out an interactive version of the map (and read more on this) on the Economist.

On the same page I found a link that offers a similar comparison of US states GDP vs. countries around the world.

You can check out the interactive version of THAT map here.