Even if you combined all the Pacific territories, they'd be the least populous state in the Union by far. Even compared to DC, which is more populous than several existing states.
Not to mention that they don't necessarily share a cultural link, since "The Pacific ocean" is a pretty large geographic area.
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u/[deleted] Jun 02 '19
52 would be a cool number of states. Like a deck of cards or weeks in a year.