'Were' is correctIt's the subjunctive mood indicating possibility or something theoretical (nothing to do with plural or singular, in other words).
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Sun 11 Oct 2009, 23:42,
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thisplus the full title of the country (as a Yank I know delights in reminding us) is the United States of America, thereby being a plural, in which case were is perfectly correct
seriously, he had a big rant on another forum over brits using the term "America" because "America" doesn't exist
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Mon 12 Oct 2009, 2:52,
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seriously, he had a big rant on another forum over brits using the term "America" because "America" doesn't exist