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What could be done to have a world that is basically similar to our own, but with more microstates? (like Liechtenstein, Monaco, Andorra, San Marino). Especially non-island microstates outside Europe. Could such a nation exist in a Western Hemisphere otherwise looking like the our own?
I am interested in how a nation like San Marino has maintained independence for such a long time, and am curious if a similar nation could form in the shorter history of the Americas?
Would like to see ideas for more European ones too, or small island nations around the world. I only ask for non-island non-european ones because they don't exist in OTL (except maybe Brunei).