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What if Syria broke into pieces?

Syria fell in 2267, taken by Saudi Arabia.

The year is 2026, and Syria 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, 47 fell. Syria outlasted 40 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.1%
2. 2036: 0.1%
3. 2051: 0.1%
4. 2076: 0%
5. 2126: 0%
6. 2176: 0%
7. 2226: 0%
8. 2326: 0%

Year by year

• 2026: Aleppo Commune broke away.
• 2039: made peace with Aleppo Commune.
• 2066: Iraq attacked.
• 2081: Lebanon attacked.
• 2113: Jordan attacked.
• 2129: took Lebanon.
• 2266: fell to Saudi Arabia.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2066, against Iraq.
• The first piece to break away was Aleppo Commune, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Lebanon.
• 10 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 14.2% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 104 nations were left standing.

"I filed the obituary. It was short." 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?

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Can I try it myself?

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