> I had no trouble counting up the states I'd been in, but countries gave me a small problem. I said eight, but I didn't count Puerto Rico or USVI because they are US possessions. They seem a little foreign to me, but in some ways they are very American. Oops! I just remembered Guatamala. That makes nine.
> Howard

I've been in eight. Only five *really*, but I added Fiji, Canada and Tonga, which I have "been in" either for the purposes of just-enough-time-to-leave-the-airport stopovers or day trips.

The others are here (New Zealand), Australia, the USA, Samoa and Vanuatu. I keep thinking Hawaii should be in that list, it doesn't seem like part of the USA.

Brunnen-"would need some time with an atlas to work out how many US states ... it was a long time ago"G