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What if Nigeria broke into pieces?

5 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 0.5% of the world.

In 2026, Nigeria 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, Nigeria did better than 99 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.5%
2. 2036: 0.3%
3. 2051: 0.3%
4. 2076: 0.3%
5. 2126: 0.4%
6. 2176: 0.4%
7. 2226: 0.4%
8. 2326: 0.4%

Year by year

• 2026: Kingdom of Lagos broke away.
• 2026: Kano Confederacy broke away.
• 2026: People's Republic of Port Harcourt broke away.
• 2026: People's Republic of Maiduguri broke away.
• 2026: Holy Sokoto Union broke away.
• 2031: made peace with Holy Sokoto Union.
• 2094: Benin attacked.
• 2155: Togo attacked.
• 2177: People's Republic of Maiduguri attacked.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2094, against Benin.
• The first piece to break away was Kingdom of Lagos, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed People's Republic of Maiduguri, Kano Confederacy.
• 6 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 18.7% of the Earth, ahead of People's Republic of China and Canada. 116 nations were left standing.

"It survived. It would rather not talk about it." 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.