It was just a game

[IRONxMortlock]

Wouldn't eighteen provinces allow a more controlled method and allow for ethnic differencs.

Yes but then you would have to find hundreds more people who agree with radical neo-conservative ideals to staff them. As they couldn't find many qualified folks who thought this way for the CPA they would have had to start recruiting from The Free Republic.

[Papewaio]

I thought the issue was finding enough positions for all those sponsers... 3 birds with one stone.

Positions get filled by those following the agenda of the US government.
Sponsors are made happy in getting a position.
Darwin takes over, and you will be left with the smart ones who probably could deal with a hurricane and get rebuilt within a year.