[KayEyeDoubleDee]

For less than this, the rebellion that created the United States of America, and later led to the short-lived existence of the Confederacy. sought to create a smaller and more manageable units of government.

Trust me - you ain't seen nothin' yet:

IQ and the Wealth of Nations

List of countries and territories by fertility rate

[Pearls Before Swine]

Those are both eye-opening references. I’m familiar with the first (IQ and the Wealth of Nations), but hadn’t seen the second. I don’t think there is a single spot on the fertility list where the country fertility rate exceeds the world average where I’d like to visit or could imagine myself living.