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What if Nicaragua broke into pieces?

Nicaragua survived, holding 0.1% of the world, about where it started.

In 2026, Nicaragua 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, Nicaragua did better than 63 of them.

Its share of the world

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

Year by year

• 2058: went to war with Costa Rica.
• 2080: made peace with Costa Rica.
• 2096: went to war with Costa Rica.
• 2135: went to war with Costa Rica.
• 2204: took Costa Rica.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2058, against Costa Rica.
• Along the way it swallowed Costa Rica.
• 8 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 17.5% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 110 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.

Other what-ifs for Nicaragua

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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.