we must build a canal

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Note: I wasn't sure if this belonged in Maps and Graphics or Chat (due to a possible current politics aspect). Please move if necessary. So. What if some Chinese government tried to turn the Taklamakan Desert into a manmade sea, by diverting some of the flows of the Yangtze and Yellow River...

Inspired by this post, with a POD of 1 January 1900, try to make it so the countries of Scandinavia in 2017 are much poorer than OTL, like basket case failed states.

Treaty of Mexico City Signed February 2, 1848 In the name of almighty god! The United States of America and the United Mexican States animated by an sincere desire to put an end to the calamities of the war which unhappily exists between the two Republics and to establish upon a solid...

I was reading Vichy sous les tropiques, La Révolution nationale à Madagascar, en Guadeloupe, en Indochine, 1940-1944, and there was apparently a proposal by Vichy to send military forces from French Indochina to retake New Caledonia in February 1941; "Fait incroyable, en février 1941, un haut...

In 2016, the artificial superheavy element 113 was named Nihonium by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry / International Union of Pure and Applied Physics joint committee. One of the names considered for this element was "japonium", but in the end it was decided that "nihonium"...

Just a question I've always wondered, but what would the fate of the remainder of British territories if Rupert's Land is sold to the US sometime during the 1850s or 1860s, before the various British North American colonies are united? The watershed boundaries are particularly intrusive and...

We've had a "What if all countries had to use Nordic Cross style flags?" thread. Now it's time for the Guyana arrowhead! I'll start off with Sou'frica:

Inspired by @Me! 's flag designing, I decided to simplify things even further. All flags must be 3:4. All flags must be a white emblem symbolizing the country, on a background of the country's TOASTER colour. That's it.

God bless the Republic of Texas!-President Rick Perry 2011 If we are to liberate ourselves from Santa Anna's tyranny than a stand must be made at the Alamo.-Colonel James Bowie to Colonel James Fannin. 1836 Five years ago I came to this country to fight for a free and independent Texas. Never...

Europe (or the "West" if we want to include European descended nations like the US), has been the hegemonic power that has largely imposed its system of institutions and certain "universal" beliefs during the last few centuries (some of which existing prior to the European world-system in...

Currently, most world maps on this site use the Robinson projection. Here's a blank map of the Earth, followed by a completely blank map with only lines of latitude and longitude. I don't think that this projection is ideal, for several reasons. Distances vary between different parts of the...

Whats wrong with K.u.k (Austro-Hungarian) army? It looked good on paper! It should roll over Serbians. They didn't even have shoes for their soldiers! And Russian entry to the war wasn't supprise either. What would be your choice had you have to improve it? Explanation of options. A) "heads...

The Thai Canal across the Isthmus of Kra seems like a pretty logical thing to construct, since it doesn't look like the terrain is necessarily more difficult than Panama plus the distance is slightly shorter. And Thailand and its predecessor states have been apparently wanting to build it since...

As is widely known the House of Savoy, after some remarkable successes in the XVII and XVIII centuries ended up leading the struggle for Italian independence and, after the war of 1859 and Garibaldi's expedition, Vittorio Emanuele II became King of Italy in 1861 (Veneto would be added in 1866...

What if Mexico promoted land grants and cheap land sales that they owned in what is now western U.S to new settlers and families from Ireland,France and other catholic nations perhaps copy the roman system of giving land grants in exchange of service in the army for a certain amount of time...

I did some number calculations on if Italy had the equivalent population density of japan, but with a special twist. I didn't do it with the total population density (counting all the land in the countries), I did it with the amount of USABLE land. So with the numbers I got, If Italy had the...

Congratulations on winning the Weekly Flag Challenge! This easy guide will take you through the steps of what to do next. The Weekly Flag Challenge works like the Eurovision Song Contest. The winner of a round has the privilege of choosing the theme for the next round and setting it up. 1.)...

Welcome to the club. 1.) Familiarise yourself with the rules Read the main post. 2.) Oversee the rounds Oversee the administration and check if anything is breaking the rules or off schedule. If something is wrong, give a gentle reminder to the challenge organizer. 3.) If you are asked to...