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What if Turkmenistan broke into pieces?

3 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 0% of the world.

In 2026, Turkmenistan 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, Turkmenistan did better than 47 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.3%
2. 2036: 0.2%
3. 2051: 0.3%
4. 2076: 0.3%
5. 2126: 0.3%
6. 2176: 0.3%
7. 2226: 0.1%
8. 2326: 0%

Year by year

• 2026: Republic of Ashgabat broke away.
• 2026: Kingdom of Shahrisabz broke away.
• 2026: Ashgabat Commune broke away.
• 2031: made peace with Ashgabat Commune.
• 2040: Ashgabat Commune attacked.
• 2048: Kingdom of Shahrisabz attacked.
• 2071: Republic of Ashgabat attacked.
• 2081: took Republic of Ashgabat.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2040, against Ashgabat Commune.
• The first piece to break away was Republic of Ashgabat, in 2026.
• Along the way it swallowed Republic of Ashgabat.
• 9 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 16% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 116 nations were left standing.

"It survived. It would rather not talk about it." Max, for the record

Run it yourself

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Is this what would really happen?

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