How/when did Holstein become a republic?
In the 1930s after the War.
Amazing work as always,
@CosmicAsh !! Is the one-party state in Spain fascist, communist, or something else (ie, are we talking about a surviving alt-Francoist state)?
Thank you! Spain is a one-party worker's state. The formal name is
República Obrera y Soldada de España, or the Worker's and Soldier's Republic of Spain.
Really interesting to see a timeline where developmental inequality seems to be even more massive than our timeline. It's interesting to see the US, a country with high development, bordering the Navajo, which apparently have the same living standards as sub-Saharan Africa. Cool to see lots of indigenous states, but what happened to Brazil? It's HDI is in the pits...
EDIT: Also Argentina's wet dream right here, bigger, more prosperous, the envy of all South America...they can now even dunk on Brazil.
I'd caution the words "development" being associated with "Country Living Standards." CLS is not equivalent to HDI. CLS is a region-by-region metric of how well a country performs with those around it and with those internationally. CLS takes into account a base level of wealth (eg, poverty), excess wealth (size of the middle class), and regional performance. Brazil being so low on the CLS scale simple.
1) It's GDP/capita is lower than the average for it's region [South America]. This will bring the score down.
2) Brazil has low excess wealth. This will bring the score down.
3) Brazil has a low base level of poverty, but there are millions upon millions who do live with little economic means. This has a relatively neutral impact on the score.
4) There is extraordinarily high income inequality. This will bring the score down.
5) Brazil is exceptionally corrupt. This will bring the score down.
CLS is also not adjusted on a PPP basis. What costs £100 in Argentina could cost £56 in Brazil.
Wow. Is there a link to a bigger version?
I do hope this link will work.
Okay, uhh, those tiny Dutch one-party statelets around Niassa are pretty friggin' suspect
as is the vast array of absolute monarchies in West Africa
Those states are not particularly nice places to live. Both are run by an Anglo/Boer minority and have a wide array of exploitative legislation.
Most of the West African monarchies are the traditional ones that colonialism had destroyed and swept away. Here, they have been encouraged to expand and consolidate due to a variety of factors which I do hope to get into soon.
Maybe Cinncinati is the city and Hamilton is the district?
As a sidenote it's awfully similar to Washington Burn's despite being such a specific idea, I don't doubt it won't be a carbon copy but perhaps that's where the idea came from?
This is correct. Cincinnati is the actual city, and Hamilton, F.D. is the territory it is located in.
I am afraid I have never heard of
Washington Burn's. The actual inspiration for moving the capital of the United States came from an idea floated in 1814/1815 to relocate the seat of government to Cincinnati. I shall go into detail about the timeline of the United States' Seat of Government. There is no reason, for example, for the capital to have been located along the Potomac River in the first place in this timeline.
I wonder what's the status of pan-malayism since all the malay world seems to have been colonised by the british but still ended divided... I guess it's also countered by the respective Malayans/Bruneian/Siak... monarchies
Also still not convinced by Brazil being so poor next to a rich Argentina, like argentina is wealthier than germany is IRL, there would definitely be a lot of investment, millions of foreign workers, I guess brazil's southern border is the most dynamic region (and maybe less white if there was less foreign immigration since brazil is poorer and more internal migration due to its attractiveness) .
Awesome map!
Pan-Malayism is likely a strong political force that is often manifested in bi-lateral agreements and travel zones, but beyond that, I cannot imagine it being something as strong as say, the nationalist movements in mid-19th century Europe.
Please see the above for not using CLS as HDI.
Has the US population not changed since 2008? The density map said they reached 208 million in the 2008 census and this one shows the same amount in 2021.
I must admit that was an error on the population density map. The United States hit 202 million in 2008. The 2018 census logged 208 million.