If Puerto Rico were to become the 51st state—and granted, that’s at least four ifs away—federal law requires that a new star be added to the American flag. One can’t help but wonder: Where would we put it?
There’s a flag generator which allows you to vary the number of stars from 1 to 100. There is no “valid pattern” for 29, 69 or 87 stars — none of the desired symmetries are possible — and a few of the other patterns look like “why don’t you admit two states at a time” (like 79, 89 and 92)
No problem: Puerto Rico plus Iraq.