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What if Egypt broke into pieces?

1 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 0.7% of the world.

In 2026, Egypt broke into pieces around its biggest cities. Then history was left to run for 300 years, untouched.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Egypt did better than 110 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.6%
2. 2036: 0.4%
3. 2051: 0.4%
4. 2076: 0.4%
5. 2126: 0.5%
6. 2176: 0.5%
7. 2226: 0.7%
8. 2326: 0.7%

Year by year

• 2026: People's Republic of Luxor broke away.
• 2034: made peace with People's Republic of Luxor.
• 2068: Jordan attacked.
• 2115: Libya attacked.
• 2153: went to war with Israel.
• 2210: took People's Republic of Luxor.

What happened

• At its height, in 2208, it held 0.7% of the world.
• Its first war of its own came in 2068, against Jordan.
• The first piece to break away was People's Republic of Luxor, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed People's Republic of Luxor.
• 7 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Canada ruled 13.4% of the Earth, ahead of Russia and People's Republic of China. 106 nations were left standing.

"Against all odds, and most of the planet." 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?

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