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What if Papua New Guinea broke into pieces?

1 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 0.2% of the world.

2026: Papua New Guinea 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, Papua New Guinea did better than 78 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.2%
2. 2036: 0.2%
3. 2051: 0.2%
4. 2076: 0.2%
5. 2126: 0.2%
6. 2176: 0.2%
7. 2226: 0.2%
8. 2326: 0.2%

Year by year

• 2026: Republic of Port Moresby broke away.
• 2045: made peace with Republic of Port Moresby.
• 2046: Republic of Port Moresby attacked.
• 2058: Republic of Port Moresby attacked.
• 2099: Republic of Port Moresby attacked.
• 2109: took Republic of Port Moresby.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2046, against Republic of Port Moresby.
• The first piece to break away was Republic of Port Moresby, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Republic of Port Moresby.
• 4 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 20% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 110 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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