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What Europe Would Look Like if all the Separatists Won

posted by martyb on Tuesday September 23 2014, @09:09AM   
from the drawing-between-the-lines dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Voters in Scotland have turned down independence for now, but separatist movements continue across Europe, possibly threatening to dismantle Spain, France, and Belgium as well as the UK. The next milestone will be an independence vote on Nov. 9 in Catalonia, the region on the northeast coast of Spain which includes Barcelona; separatists are expected to win handily, but the vote is not binding on the Spanish government. Slate has a neat map showing what a completely redrawn Europe would look like, if accommodations were made for all movements that have joined a loose collective called European Free Alliance; a more complete but visually less satisfying map, including EFA holdouts such as Northern Ireland, appears in Wikipedia. The Washington Post has thumbnail descriptions of eight movements.

• Looks like my EU4 map (Score: 3, Interesting) by richtopia on Tuesday September 23 2014, @03:48PM

  by richtopia (3160) on Tuesday September 23 2014, @03:48PM (#97197) Homepage Journal

  If you are looking for the second nerdiest game (EVE is #1), look at Europa Universalis IV. You play Renaissance Europe and annex all of these tiny minorities into your empire.

  Admittedly, I do know a lot more about European history thanks to this game.

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