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What if Somaliland broke into pieces?

Somaliland fell in 2222, taken by Ethiopia.

In 2026, Somaliland 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, 47 fell. Somaliland outlasted 34 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%
6. 2176: 0%
7. 2226: 0%
8. 2326: 0%

Year by year

• 2048: went to war with Djibouti.
• 2060: Somalia attacked.
• 2068: made peace with Djibouti.
• 2082: went to war with Djibouti.
• 2085: took Djibouti.
• 2221: fell to Ethiopia.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2048, against Djibouti.
• Along the way it swallowed Djibouti.
• 10 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 16.5% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 118 nations were left standing.

"History did not take it personally. Probably." 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.