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What if People's Republic of China broke into pieces?

11 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 6.5% of the world.

The year is 2026, and People's Republic of China splits apart overnight, city by city. Nobody touches anything after that: 300 years of history, left to play out.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, People's Republic of China did better than 129 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 6.2%
2. 2036: 4.2%
3. 2051: 4.6%
4. 2076: 4.9%
5. 2126: 5.2%
6. 2176: 5.7%
7. 2226: 5.3%
8. 2326: 5.8%

Year by year

• 2026: Shanghai League broke away.
• 2026: People's Republic of Guangzhou broke away.
• 2026: Kingdom of Chongqing broke away.
• 2026: Free State of Harbin broke away.
• 2026: United Provinces of Ürümqi broke away.
• 2026: Republic of Xining broke away.
• 2026: Baoshan League broke away.
• 2026: Shache Commune broke away.
• 2026: People's Republic of Thimphu broke away.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2033, against Kyrgyzstan.
• The first piece to break away was Shanghai League, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Bhutan, People's Republic of Thimphu, Republic of Xining, Kingdom of Chongqing, People's Republic of Guangzhou.
• 33 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 21.1% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 104 nations were left standing.

"Smaller, but still on the map. Some days that is the job." 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.