Project Status:
Completed in 2024
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About This Project
The Many Separate States of South America:
A World of Balkanized Chaos
In this alternate reality, South America has fractured into a dizzying array of independent nations, each representing the myriad of separatist movements that never fully materialized. This map explores a what-if scenario where every regional tension, cultural divide, and political aspiration found its own flag, capital, and border.
Unlike North America—which, in this universe, is nearly unified under a superstate that even includes Guyana—South America has gone the complete opposite route. It’s a patchwork of countries, regions, and micronations, showcasing the continent’s complex history of identity and independence. The Republic of the Peoples of the Amazon looms large in the center, a hypothetical powerhouse controlling vast swaths of jungle and resources, while old empires like Brazil and Argentina are split into their more fragmented components. From the Kingdom of Patagonia at the continent’s southern tip to the Socialist Republic of Chile (because of course), every corner of the land has carved out its own piece of sovereignty.
Interesting nations pop up throughout the map, like the Republic of North Peru, representing a long-standing regionalism within Peru, or the Quilasuyu state—a nod to the Incan Empire’s ancient administrative divisions. Meanwhile, tiny micronations like the Jungle Nation, with its imagined eco-anarchist government, show the radical potential of independence movements.
Whether you’re a fan of alternate history or just curious about how diverse South America’s political landscape could have been, this map is a colorful, chaotic reflection of the continent’s separatist dreams, distilled into their ultimate forms.
It’s a mirror to North America’s unity, but one that cracks in a thousand different directions.
List of Nations
[Under construction, yo!]
Last modified at 2024-10-06 04:23:46 by Cole.
| Flag | Name | Short Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acre | |||
| Amazonia | |||
| Antioquia | |||
| Arauca | |||
| Argentina del Centro | |||
| Argentine Republic | |||
| Arica Y Parinacota | |||
| Autonomous Loreto | |||
| Bahia Republic | |||
| Bolivia | |||
| Brazil | |||
| Buenos Aires | |||
| Celestial Kingdom | |||
| Chile | |||
| Chiloe | |||
| Columbia | |||
| Counani | |||
| Falkland Islands | |||
| Ecuador | |||
| Entre Rios | |||
| Espirito Santo | |||
| Guayana Esequiba | |||
| Guyana | |||
| Jeova | |||
| Jungle Nation | |||
| Juliana Republic | |||
| Magallanes | |||
| Maranhao | |||
| Marquetalia Republic | |||
| Mendoza | |||
| Manhuaçu | |||
| Minas Gerais | |||
| New Grenada | |||
| Paraguay | |||
| Patagonia | |||
| Peru Norte and Sur-Peruana | |||
| Piratini Republic | |||
| Principality of Trinidad | |||
| Qullasuyu | |||
| Quayaquil | |||
| Recife | |||
| Republic of the Northeast | |||
| Republic of the Peoples of the Amazon | |||
| Rio De Janeiro | |||
| Santa Cruz | |||
| Sao Paolo | |||
| Socialist Chile | |||
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | |||
| Sul | |||
| Suriname | |||
| Tucuman | |||
| United States of America | |||
| Uruguay | |||
| Wallmapu | |||
| Zulia |
Honorable Mentions
[Under construction, yo!]
Last modified at 2024-09-03 13:35:09 by Cole.
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