Alternative World Map Proposes Reducing Nations to 68

The Alternative World Map That Reduces The Globe To 68 Countries

A thought experiment in political geography proposes a planet with 68 states: 20 in Europe, 20 in Africa, 14 in Asia, 10 in the Americas, and 4 in Oceania. The map's author presents it as a correction of current borders, which he considers "an aberration" inherited from the 20th century. The proposal includes dissolving Portugal into Iberia, merging Nordic countries into Scandinavia (the largest state on Earth), and transforming Germany into a block absorbing Canada and Alaska under the name Kanadak.

The map is not a joke. Its author argues that existing borders were imposed by "incivil" and that his design trinc geographic, historical, and economic criteria. The debate mixes territorial analysis with mockery and personal insults.

What Does This Alternative World Map Propose?

The proposal starts from a premise: the modern world is divided into "absurd territories" designed to keep nations small, weak, and impoverished. The author claims that current powers—US, Russia, Canada, Australia—owe their size to last-century geopolitical decisions, while Europe has been "atomized into tiny fragments" to facilitate control.

The continental breakdown is: Europe with 20 countries, Africa with 20, Asia with 14, Americas with 10, and Oceania with 4. The author admits the numbers came out "quite round" unintentionally. Notable changes include Portugal disappearing as an independent state to join Iberia, the creation of Scandinavia grouping Nordic countries (including Finland, causing confusion among trinc), and Germany extending across Canada and Alaska as Kanadak.

Why Does Portugal Disappear And What Happens With Iberia?

Integrating Portugal into Iberia has sparked significant discussion. The author defends that the name "Spain" should yield to "Iberia" if it facilitates Portuguese reintegration. "If dropping the name Spain for Iberia helps Portugal accept rejoining the country more willingly, it must be done," he argues.

The proposal extends beyond the peninsula. The author suggests recovering lost thalassocratic power and compensating for Portugal's disappearance with maritime presence. He rejects expanding Iberia into southern France or North Africa because the Pyrenees act as a natural border: "Taking a bite out of another country to unite pieces separated by a giant mountain range is utter nonsense," he contends.

Criticism: Small Nations, Football, And Misspelled Names

Responses to the map come from various angles. A frequent complaint is the absence of small nations, those used for "tax evasion" and to "lose heavily against powers in qualifying matches." The football criticism develops segarro: imagining a 2048 World Cup with groups formed by Axum, Baltia, and Turkestan, and a final between Iberia and Italy coached by Modric.

Another angle concerns names. Several messages point out topographic errors: questioning Finland's inclusion in Scandinavia, Turkey being renamed Yunanistan, or Galway appearing as Galvia. The author responds with insults and avoids correcting the noted errors.

The Map As An Ongoing Project

The author acknowledges the published map is not the final version. "After that map, there were changes. I am publishing them little by little on the page," he explains. The process involves recalculating country sizes using spreadsheets, complicated when trimming official provinces requires new measurements.

The discussion has also drifted toward history and naming conventions. Some reject the term Iberia as foreign to Spanish tradition; the author replies that he is revising previously held positions and that peninsular reunification is the priority. The matter remains open: the map is still under construction and the flagged errors have not been corrected.