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What if Belarus broke into pieces?

1 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 0.2% of the world.

The year is 2026, and Belarus splits apart overnight, city by city. Nobody touches anything after that: 300 years of history, left to play out.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Belarus did better than 78 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.2%
2. 2036: 0.1%
3. 2051: 0.2%
4. 2076: 0.2%
5. 2126: 0.2%
6. 2176: 0.2%
7. 2226: 0.2%
8. 2326: 0.2%

Year by year

• 2026: Kingdom of Homyel broke away.
• 2029: went to war with Latvia.
• 2039: made peace with Kingdom of Homyel.
• 2039: went to war with Kingdom of Homyel.
• 2083: Latvia attacked.
• 2097: took Kingdom of Homyel.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2029, against Latvia.
• The first piece to break away was Kingdom of Homyel, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Kingdom of Homyel.
• 11 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, United States of America ruled 14.7% of the Earth, ahead of Russia and Brazil. 113 nations were left standing.

"Nobody saw that coming. I did, but I was not asked." Max, for the record

Run it yourself

Same seed, same history: it unfolds exactly like this, until you touch it. Then it is your world.

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Is this what would really happen?

No one can know. This is one run of a game engine that simulates every country on the real map: wars by temperament, armies from land and people, civil wars, golden ages. Same seed, same result, every time.

Can I try it myself?

Yes. Press Play this world: the same seed opens in your browser, free, and unfolds the same way until you change something.

Every page is a real run of the Play God on Earth engine (deterministic: same seed, same result). Historical facts are not implied; this is a game.