Play God on EarthThe Earthpedia · Broken into pieces
What if Argentina broke into pieces?
4 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 1.9% of the world.
2026: Argentina falls apart into a dozen states. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.
Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Argentina did better than 124 of them.
Its share of the world
- 2026: 1.8%
- 2036: 1.3%
- 2051: 1.6%
- 2076: 1.6%
- 2126: 1.8%
- 2176: 1.9%
- 2226: 1.9%
- 2326: 1.9%
Year by year
- 2026: Grand Duchy of Córdoba broke away.
- 2026: Free State of Mendoza broke away.
- 2026: Republic of Tucumán broke away.
- 2026: United Provinces of Concepción broke away.
- 2044: made peace with Free State of Mendoza.
- 2052: United Provinces of Concepción attacked.
- 2076: took United Provinces of Concepción.
- 2102: went to war with Republic of Tucumán.
- 2110: took Republic of Tucumán.
What happened
- At its height, in 2139, it held 1.9% of the world.
- Its first war of its own came in 2052, against United Provinces of Concepción.
- The first piece to break away was Grand Duchy of Córdoba, in 2026.
- Along the way it swallowed United Provinces of Concepción, Republic of Tucumán, Free State of Mendoza, Grand Duchy of Córdoba.
- 13 wars in 300 years.
The world in 2326
In 2326, Russia ruled 17.3% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and People's Republic of China. 115 nations were left standing.
"I have stopped being surprised. That is a lie." Max, for the record
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