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What if United States of America broke into pieces?
10 pieces broke away, and its family still holds 7.2% of the world.
2026: United States of America falls apart into a dozen states. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.
Of 133 countries put through the same fate, United States of America did better than 130 of them.
Its share of the world
- 2026: 7.2%
- 2036: 5.2%
- 2051: 5.8%
- 2076: 6%
- 2126: 6.5%
- 2176: 6.8%
- 2226: 5.6%
- 2326: 5.9%
Year by year
- 2026: United Provinces of Los Angeles broke away.
- 2026: Chicago Commune broke away.
- 2026: People's Republic of Miami broke away.
- 2026: Dallas League broke away.
- 2026: Seattle Confederacy broke away.
- 2026: United Provinces of Denver broke away.
- 2026: Grand Duchy of Honolulu broke away.
- 2026: Free State of Vancouver broke away.
- 2026: Vancouver Commune broke away.
What happened
- Its first war of its own came in 2041, against Chicago Commune.
- The first piece to break away was United Provinces of Los Angeles, in 2026.
- Along the way it swallowed Dallas League, Chicago Commune, United Provinces of Denver, Vancouver Commune, Free State of Vancouver.
- 17 wars in 300 years.
The world in 2326
In 2326, Russia ruled 21.2% of the Earth, ahead of Canada and People's Republic of China. 114 nations were left standing.
"I would call that a win. Quietly." Max, for the record
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