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What if the whole world declared war on South Africa?

South Africa survived and ended with 1.4% of the world, up from 0.7%.

The year is 2026. One morning, the entire planet declares war on South Africa. Nobody touches anything after that: 300 years of history, left to play out.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, South Africa did better than 112 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.7%
2. 2036: 0.9%
3. 2051: 1.1%
4. 2076: 1.3%
5. 2126: 1.3%
6. 2176: 1.4%
7. 2226: 1.4%
8. 2326: 1.4%

Year by year

• 2031: took Eswatini.
• 2034: took Lesotho.
• 2066: made peace with Fiji.
• 2131: went to war with Botswana.
• 2162: went to war with Zambia.
• 2171: went to war with Botswana.
• 2172: took Botswana.
• 2270: took Zimbabwe.

What happened

• At its height, in 2133, it held 1.4% of the world.
• Its first war of its own came in 2131, against Botswana.
• Along the way it swallowed Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe.
• 4 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 19% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 108 nations were left standing.

"Nobody saw that coming. I did, but I was not asked." 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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