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What if the whole world declared war on Somalia?

Somalia survived, just: 0.1% of the world, down from 0.3%.

In 2026, every nation on Earth declared war on Somalia at once. Then history was left to run for 300 years, untouched.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Somalia did better than 72 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.3%
2. 2036: 0.2%
3. 2051: 0.2%
4. 2076: 0.1%
5. 2126: 0.1%
6. 2176: 0.2%
7. 2226: 0.1%
8. 2326: 0.1%

Year by year

• 2066: made peace with Fiji.
• 2090: Somaliland attacked.
• 2125: went to war with Somaliland.
• 2148: went to war with Somaliland.
• 2155: took Somaliland.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2090, against Somaliland.
• Along the way it swallowed Somaliland.
• 7 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 16.2% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and United States of America. 112 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.

Other what-ifs for Somalia

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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.