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What if the whole world declared war on Mauritania?

Mauritania survived and ended with 1.1% of the world, up from 0.6%.

The year is 2026. One morning, the entire planet declares war on Mauritania. Nobody touches anything after that: 300 years of history, left to play out.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Mauritania did better than 106 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.6%
2. 2036: 0.7%
3. 2051: 0.7%
4. 2076: 1%
5. 2126: 1%
6. 2176: 1%
7. 2226: 1%
8. 2326: 1.1%

Year by year

• 2043: took Western Sahara.
• 2062: took The Gambia.
• 2066: made peace with Fiji.
• 2069: went to war with Guinea-Bissau.
• 2073: took Guinea-Bissau.
• 2093: went to war with Senegal.
• 2097: took Senegal.
• 2166: Guinea attacked.
• 2231: took Sierra Leone.

What happened

• At its height, in 2234, it held 1.1% of the world.
• Its first war of its own came in 2069, against Guinea-Bissau.
• Along the way it swallowed Western Sahara, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Sierra Leone.
• 12 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 20.3% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 106 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.

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