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What if South Sudan had a golden age?

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

2026: heaven hands South Sudan a golden age. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, South Sudan did better than 60 of them.

Its share of the world

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

Year by year

• 2026: a golden age began.
• 2034: Ethiopia attacked.
• 2046: made peace with Ethiopia.
• 2062: went to war with Central African Republic.
• 2127: Uganda attacked.

What happened

• At its height, in 2238, it held 0.4% of the world.
• Its first war of its own came in 2034, against Ethiopia.
• 8 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Canada ruled 16.1% of the Earth, ahead of Russia and People's Republic of China. 108 nations were left standing.

"I would call that a win. Quietly." 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 South Sudan

More countries

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.