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View Poll Results: More or Less countries in 2050?
More 28 66.67%
Less 14 33.33%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 42. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-06-2014, 09:01 AM
 
Location: London, UK
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Who's talking about annexation, i like to call it fusion.


Just some examples...

Belize + Guatemala + El Salvador + Honduras + Nicaragua

Saint Kitts and Nevis + Antigua and Barbuda

Saint Lucia + Saint Vincent and the Grenadines + Grenada

Iceland + Norway + Denmark + Sweden + Finland

Estonia + Latvia + Lithuania

Netherlands + Belgium + Luxembourg

Switzerland + Liechtenstein

Italy + San Marino

France + Monaco

Spain + Andorra

Greece + Cyprus

Senegal + Gambia

Guinea + Guinea Bissau

Togo + Benin

Ethiopia + Eritrea

Somalia + Djibouti

Gabon + Equatorial Guinea

Tanzania + Rwanda + Burundi

Mozambique + Malawi

Zambia + Zimbabwe

Namibia + Botswana

South Africa + Swaziland + Lesotho
First two in bold is likely infact all the English speaking Caribbean islands in the lesser Antilles could unify in time. Not including Barbados or TnT though.

The Benelux could well unify I can see that.

Regarding the African countries, those countries borders don't work at it is so them unifying is highly unlikely.
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Old 10-06-2014, 09:04 AM
 
Location: Taipei
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The Benelux could well unify I can see that.
I don't think so. Flanders is seeking independence currently. Belgium comes right next after Spain tbqh.
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Old 10-06-2014, 10:05 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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I don't think so. Flanders is seeking independence currently. Belgium comes right next after Spain tbqh.
They would be much better off joining the NLs
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Old 10-06-2014, 10:13 AM
 
Location: Taipei
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They would be much better off joining the NLs
Do you see them joining?
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Old 10-06-2014, 10:22 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Do you see them joining?
Not soon but in the future yes.
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Old 10-06-2014, 10:22 AM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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Ok, fusion. Better than annexation, since it'd be done by negotiation instead of wars or coercion.

But do you want to be a citizen of "the Benelux"? Or other Dutch people? Other Belgians?Other Luxembourgers? How would they feel about it?

I think what people want matters the most.
Belgium itself is making sounds like it wants to split up so that'd be interesting to see. The idea that there will be fewer countries overall doesn't reflect the reality that exist in the world today. Nationalism is growing, not shrinking. The idea and concept of the 19th century nation state I believe is less appealing to people today.
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Old 10-06-2014, 10:25 AM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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They would be much better off joining the NLs
I'm not sure about them joining the Netherlands. Wallonia though will have to join France by necessity.
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Old 10-06-2014, 11:13 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Guyana + Suriname

Slovenia + Croatia

Romania + Moldova

Mauritania + Mali

Niger + Chad

Ivory Coast + Burkina Faso

Central African Republic + South Sudan

Kenya + Uganda

Georgia + Armenia

Syria + Iraq

Saudi Arabia + Kuwait + Bahrain + Qatar + United Arab Emirates

Turkmenistan + Uzbekistan + Kyrgyzstan + Tajikistan + Afghanistan
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Old 10-06-2014, 11:20 AM
 
Location: IL
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Slovenia and Crotia...that would be interesting. My Slovenian great uncle married a Croatian woman and parts of the family wouldn't talk to him for a couple decades.
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Old 10-06-2014, 11:23 AM
 
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Guyana + Suriname

Slovenia + Croatia

Romania + Moldova

Mauritania + Mali

Niger + Chad

Ivory Coast + Burkina Faso

Central African Republic + South Sudan

Kenya + Uganda

Georgia + Armenia

Syria + Iraq

Saudi Arabia + Kuwait + Bahrain + Qatar + United Arab Emirates

Turkmenistan + Uzbekistan + Kyrgyzstan + Tajikistan + Afghanistan
What is the basis for this? Do you even know anything about some of these countries? It is like you are randomly grouping together based only off of geography, or some geo-political designation.
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