What state has all of these cities Athens Carthage damascus Egypt England formosa hamburg holland Jerusalem London manila Melbourne oxford palestine Paris Scotland and stuttgart?

None of these places are in the same state. Athens is in Greece, Carthage is in Tunisia, Damascus is in Syria, Egypt is a country in Africa, England is a part of the United Kingdom, Formosa is the old name for Taiwan which is a country, Hamburg is in Germany, Holland is in the Netherlands, Jerusalem is in Israel, London is in the United Kingdom, Manila is in the Philippines, Melbourne is in Australia, Oxford is in the United Kingdom, Palestine is a region in the Middle East, Paris is in France, Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom, and Stuttgart is in Germany.