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What if the whole world declared war on Libya?

Libya survived and ended with 1.3% of the world, up from 1%.

In 2026, every nation on Earth declared war on Libya at once. Then history was left to run for 300 years, untouched.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Libya did better than 109 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 1%
2. 2036: 1%
3. 2051: 1%
4. 2076: 1%
5. 2126: 1%
6. 2176: 1%
7. 2226: 1.1%
8. 2326: 1.3%

Year by year

• 2066: made peace with Fiji.
• 2171: Egypt attacked.
• 2172: went to war with Niger.
• 2191: went to war with Sudan.

What happened

• At its height, in 2318, it held 1.3% of the world.
• Its first war of its own came in 2171, against Egypt.
• 9 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Canada ruled 12.3% of the Earth, ahead of Russia and People's Republic of China. 108 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?

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.