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What if Indonesia broke into pieces?

9 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 1.3% of the world.

2026: Indonesia 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, Indonesia did better than 118 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 1%
2. 2036: 0.8%
3. 2051: 0.8%
4. 2076: 0.9%
5. 2126: 1%
6. 2176: 1.1%
7. 2226: 1.2%
8. 2326: 1.2%

Year by year

• 2026: Grand Duchy of Surabaya broke away.
• 2026: United Provinces of Medan broke away.
• 2026: United Provinces of Palembang broke away.
• 2026: Makassar League broke away.
• 2026: Free State of Padang broke away.
• 2026: Holy Pontianak Union broke away.
• 2026: United Provinces of Bandjarmasin broke away.
• 2026: People's Republic of Banda Aceh broke away.
• 2026: Republic of Mataram broke away.

What happened

• At its height, in 2206, it held 1.2% of the world.
• Its first war of its own came in 2042, against Papua New Guinea.
• The first piece to break away was Grand Duchy of Surabaya, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed United Provinces of Palembang, United Provinces of Bandjarmasin, Free State of Padang, East Timor, Makassar League.
• 22 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 21% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 104 nations were left standing.

"I have stopped being surprised. That is a lie." 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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