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I think the first oil strikes in the Persian Gulf OTL were pre-WW1. And people had known there was something down there for a while before that

Had forgotten about this completely

That's no way to talk about Yorkshire... By this point OTL there were already oil explorations in the Middle East, meaning Germany will almost certainly develop an interest in the region very quickly if they haven't already. On the question of Suez vs the South and relative British power OTL...

OTL US GDP overtook the entire British Empire in 1916. TTL, without Suez, I'd say it's very possible that the same thing would've happened

“Root-sevelting” surely?

Damn... a Siege of Dien Bien Phu but where the French plan worked...

I’ve been with this TL since the beginning and it’s been a great ride

Question that I’m sure can be answered relatively easily: how to the borders between Nejd and Hashemite Arabia line up with known oil fields?

Well yes, you do somewhat pick your poison when it comes to pre-WW1 semi-liberal proto-democracies...

Sorry if this was answered in the discussion between this being posted and me answering but it's also worth remembering that only around 40% of the British population could vote in general elections in 1914 (i.e. about 4 in 5 of the male population) and Britain had a more restrictive franchise...

Hey, if you concentrate all the wealth and power in a tiny ethnic elite and keep everyone else pretty much at a subsistence level then there's no telling what heights you can hit. More seriously, the figures in the mid-80s are based on some extreme estimates I read for the coefficient of some...

I think the idea of a united India dominating all international cricket is a bit of red herring: after all, OTL India is still demographically massive but has historically punched well below its weight for a whole bunch of reasons (although that looks like it's changing). One the other hand, if...

The Not-So American Century Index ------- Bit nerdy collection of country rankings - top and bottom. BY GINI COEFFICIENT BY SIZE BY POPULATION BY HDI BY TOTAL GDP BY GDP PER CAPITA

Quite obviously, this contradicts some already established canon. The stats here should supercede what is in earlier updates and (I hope) will be used as the basis for updates going forward. Feel free to ask questions if there's any confusion. BY GDP PER CAPITA BY TOTAL GDP BY AREA BY...

Great update, as usual. Apologies if this has been covered already and I've missed it but what is the financial position of the Union postwar?