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What if Greenland broke into pieces?

6 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 4.4% of the world.

The year is 2026, and Greenland 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, Greenland did better than 127 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 4.4%
2. 2036: 2.9%
3. 2051: 3.1%
4. 2076: 3.7%
5. 2126: 4.3%
6. 2176: 4.4%
7. 2226: 4.4%
8. 2326: 4.4%

Year by year

• 2026: Free State of Reykjavík broke away.
• 2026: Reykjavík Confederacy broke away.
• 2026: Kingdom of Reykjavík broke away.
• 2026: Republic of Reykjavík broke away.
• 2026: United Provinces of Reykjavík broke away.
• 2026: Grand Duchy of Reykjavík broke away.
• 2033: made peace with United Provinces of Reykjavík.
• 2050: Kingdom of Reykjavík attacked.
• 2054: United Provinces of Reykjavík attacked.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2050, against Kingdom of Reykjavík.
• The first piece to break away was Free State of Reykjavík, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Kingdom of Reykjavík, United Provinces of Reykjavík, Reykjavík Confederacy, Republic of Reykjavík, Grand Duchy of Reykjavík.
• 13 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 20.6% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 108 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.