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What if Eritrea broke into pieces?

Eritrea fell in 2101, taken by Ethiopia.

In 2026, Eritrea 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, 47 fell. Eritrea outlasted 9 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.1%
2. 2036: 0.1%
3. 2051: 0.1%
4. 2076: 0%
5. 2126: 0%
6. 2176: 0%
7. 2226: 0%
8. 2326: 0%

Year by year

• 2052: went to war with Djibouti.
• 2067: Sudan attacked.
• 2078: went to war with Ethiopia.
• 2094: made peace with Sudan.
• 2100: fell to Ethiopia.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2052, against Djibouti.
• 3 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 19% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and Brazil. 110 nations were left standing.

"History did not take it personally. Probably." 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.