Alternate "Taiwans"

Guiana and the French Caribbean territories work. I don't remember if this was ever dealt with in AANW but maybe they became a Taiwan analogue in that scenario? Even if they didn't, it's easy to see them holding independent elections when they realize with great sadness that the patriae won't be liberated any time soon.

For France: St Pierre et Miquelon, La Réunion, Martinique & Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Kerguelen...
Kerguelen Islands are not much the kind of ground to support settlement, and in Guiana, the urban settlement are primarily focused on the coast with an hinterland hard to penetrate. I don't mind St Pierre and Miquelon since I guess they are too small, but I can be wrong.
That leaves us for today France the oversea departments plus New Caledonia (which has a significant European population) and possibly Polynesia.
 
For the United Kingdom:

Bermuda
Gibraltar
Isle of Man/Channel Islands

I don't think any other British Overseas Territories would really be preferable for a British 'Taiwan' to these options. I didn't mention Northern Ireland, because I would expect the Republic of Ireland to 'take over administration' of Ulster in any kind of 'Britain collapses' scenario.

Of course, if we're talking back in the days of Empire, the UK government could hold out in any number of places.
 
Kerguelen Islands are not much the kind of ground to support settlement, and in Guiana, the urban settlement are primarily focused on the coast with an hinterland hard to penetrate. I don't mind St Pierre and Miquelon since I guess they are too small, but I can be wrong.
That leaves us for today France the oversea departments plus New Caledonia (which has a significant European population) and possibly Polynesia.

I think Guiana would still be viable as an independent entity; the rainforest may be hard to penetrate but it's still got a good economy in Cayenne and could function.
 
Portugal: Azores
France: Algiers
UK: Canada
Spain: Spanish Guinea
Belgium: Zaire
the Netherlands: Guyana
Germany: Helgoland
Denmark: Iceland
Italy: perhaps Elba
Switzerland: don`t make me laugh

If either France or Spain is affected, they might stay in Andorra under protection of the other, but if both are effected this would be a dumb idea.
 
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