3 countries most likely to merge

[HitRed]

Under one government. Germany was formed from many nation states as was Italy. Could this happen in the future? What are your 3 or more current counties likely to unite under one government? Some might share a common language or religion, as Italy, or not. In the case of Italy the North was more industrial and the south the breadbasket.

Let me know,

HitRed

[NomadPatriot]

Ethiopia, Peru & Scotland...

the Trifecta of Power

[KoolBak]

Canada, USA and Mexico! Just IMAGINE all the happy hosers and Nyetzkee!

[jimboston]

I think some Central or South American countries could/would most likely benefit from a merge.
I don’t think they can do it in the near future... don’t think they could ‘get their act together’ to do it.

... former UK countries could do it maybe and become a global powerhouse.
Including the USA if we did it while we are still mostly anglican in terms of our language and culture.

Imagine USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand... as one country.

[jimboston]

Canada, USA and Mexico! Just IMAGINE all the happy hosers and Nyetzkee!

Geographically this would make sense... culturally it could work if we could reduce Mexican (and US?) corruption.

[KoolBak]

I could dig us all acting more Canadian.

Waiting for the new zealanders to reply to your suggestion of buddying up with ozzland

Just for fun, let's suggest Finland, Sweden and Norway. I'd LOVE to hear my Norse friends opine about marrying the swedes. You know they have a giant joke culture totally hosing each other? Funny as hell....

[alex951]

I know technically China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan aren’t separate but they will merge. The koreas willl merge after WWIII and the Ottoman Empire will emerge like the Phoenix.

[TeeGee]

I could dig us all acting more Canadian.

Waiting for the new zealanders to reply to your suggestion of buddying up with ozzland

Just for fun, let's suggest Finland, Sweden and Norway. I'd LOVE to hear my Norse friends opine about marrying the swedes. You know they have a giant joke culture totally hosing each other? Funny as hell....

I can help get a reaction from them

Is New Zealand even a country?

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practice_n_procedures/Constitution/preamble . read section 6

6. Definitions
The Commonwealth shall mean the Commonwealth of Australia as established under this Act.

The States shall mean such of the colonies of New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia, including the northern territory of South Australia, as for the time being are parts of the Commonwealth, and such colonies or territories as may be admitted into or established by the Commonwealth as States; and each of such parts of the Commonwealth shall be called a State.

Original States shall mean such States as are parts of the Commonwealth at its establishment.

[NomadPatriot]

I could dig us all acting more Canadian.

Waiting for the new zealanders to reply to your suggestion of buddying up with ozzland

Just for fun, let's suggest Finland, Sweden and Norway. I'd LOVE to hear my Norse friends opine about marrying the swedes. You know they have a giant joke culture totally hosing each other? Funny as hell....

I can help get a reaction from them

Is New Zealand even a country?

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practice_n_procedures/Constitution/preamble . read section 6

6. Definitions
The Commonwealth shall mean the Commonwealth of Australia as established under this Act.

The States shall mean such of the colonies of New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia, including the northern territory of South Australia, as for the time being are parts of the Commonwealth, and such colonies or territories as may be admitted into or established by the Commonwealth as States; and each of such parts of the Commonwealth shall be called a State.

Original States shall mean such States as are parts of the Commonwealth at its establishment.

teegee isn't the brightest bulb .. but for an aussie.. he's average.. I guess

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

[HitRed]

Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

All mountainous (resources like metals and water), contiguous and Muslim. All have many things holding them back so some change would likely be better.

[Dukasaur]

Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

All mountainous (resources like metals and water), contiguous and Muslim. All have many things holding them back so some change would likely be better.

Close, but I'm thinking Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, and Tadjikistan would be a closer match.

I think the mostly rural and agricultural population of Afghanistan would be overwhelmed by the mostly urban and industrial (and much larger) population of Pakistan. Neither of those overwhelmingly Sunni countries would gel well with Shiite Iran.

[HitRed]

Central America would be a great tourism play or have bigger purchasing power by going back to the past. The Federal Republic of Central America lasted from 1823 to 1841. Today all are poor but are in beautiful settings. Remove the corruption and things might take off.

The republic consisted of the present-day Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

[TeeGee]

I could dig us all acting more Canadian.

Waiting for the new zealanders to reply to your suggestion of buddying up with ozzland

Just for fun, let's suggest Finland, Sweden and Norway. I'd LOVE to hear my Norse friends opine about marrying the swedes. You know they have a giant joke culture totally hosing each other? Funny as hell....

I can help get a reaction from them

Is New Zealand even a country?

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practice_n_procedures/Constitution/preamble . read section 6

6. Definitions
The Commonwealth shall mean the Commonwealth of Australia as established under this Act.

The States shall mean such of the colonies of New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia, including the northern territory of South Australia, as for the time being are parts of the Commonwealth, and such colonies or territories as may be admitted into or established by the Commonwealth as States; and each of such parts of the Commonwealth shall be called a State.

Original States shall mean such States as are parts of the Commonwealth at its establishment.

teegee isn't the brightest bulb .. but for an aussie.. he's average.. I guess

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

I link an official government website, you link wikipedia, which I have immense pleasure in editing (ask the drama llama).
Who's the bright spark?

[riskllama]

LOL - TeeGee wins this thread...

[mrswdk]

Northern Ireland to leave the UK and merge with the Republic of Ireland. It was probably going to happen anyway, but Brexit has brought the timeline forward a bit.

I know technically China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan aren’t separate but they will merge.

China is already sovereign over Hong Kong (and has been since 1997). If you mean when will Hong Kong lose its status as a special administrative region and cease to have a higher degree of autonomy than other Chinese cities, that will happen in 2047.

We all eagerly await the day that Taiwan is finally reunited with the mainland.

[NomadPatriot]

I could dig us all acting more Canadian.

Waiting for the new zealanders to reply to your suggestion of buddying up with ozzland

Just for fun, let's suggest Finland, Sweden and Norway. I'd LOVE to hear my Norse friends opine about marrying the swedes. You know they have a giant joke culture totally hosing each other? Funny as hell....

I can help get a reaction from them

Is New Zealand even a country?

https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Senate/Powers_practice_n_procedures/Constitution/preamble . read section 6

6. Definitions
The Commonwealth shall mean the Commonwealth of Australia as established under this Act.

The States shall mean such of the colonies of New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia, including the northern territory of South Australia, as for the time being are parts of the Commonwealth, and such colonies or territories as may be admitted into or established by the Commonwealth as States; and each of such parts of the Commonwealth shall be called a State.

Original States shall mean such States as are parts of the Commonwealth at its establishment.

teegee isn't the brightest bulb .. but for an aussie.. he's average.. I guess

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

I link an official government website, you link wikipedia, which I have immense pleasure in editing (ask the drama llama).
Who's the bright spark?

you would only need to edit Wikipedia if it proved you wrong..
which proves me right.
checkmate...

[The ram]

Israel, Palestine and Gaza would be an interesting mix

The most boring is the benelux countries.

I'd like to see the UK become closer to USA and Australia but leave Canada out the equation.

[betiko]

France, Quebec,romanche switzerland, wallonia, luxembourg, Monaco, vall d’aosta, Algeria, Djibouti, Vietnam, Laos

[tzor]

Under one government. Germany was formed from many nation states as was Italy. Could this happen in the future? What are your 3 or more current counties likely to unite under one government?

I don't see this happening in the near future. Your examples are all European centric which reached its peak in the "European Union." Outside of Europe there is little desire to go through all the necessary work. Regional differences are far greater than in Europe.

Countries to be absorbed by larger countries, on the other hand will continue to be common as long as the Empire of China has enough power.

A US/Canada/Medico merger is not possible at this time. The Mexican constitution is far too xenophobic to be tolerated by the left in the United States. (Seriously, it makes Trump look like a liberal.)

[tzor]

Under one government. Germany was formed from many nation states as was Italy. Could this happen in the future? What are your 3 or more current counties likely to unite under one government?

I don't see this happening in the near future. Your examples are all European centric which reached its peak in the "European Union." Outside of Europe there is little desire to go through all the necessary work. Regional differences are far greater than in Europe.

Countries to be absorbed by larger countries, on the other hand will continue to be common as long as the Empire of China has enough power.

A US/Canada/Medico merger is not possible at this time. The Mexican constitution is far too xenophobic to be tolerated by the left in the United States. (Seriously, it makes Trump look like a liberal.)

[KoolBak]

Yeah, but....tequila.

[tzor]

Yeah, but....tequila.

That's what USMCA is for.

[mrswdk]

Northern Ireland to leave the UK and merge with the Republic of Ireland. It was probably going to happen anyway, but Brexit has brought the timeline forward a bit.

Right on cue, Sinn Fein - a political party that run in both RoI and Northern Irish elections on a platform of Irish reunification - have stormed national elections in the Republic of Ireland:

The date 10 February now represents two equally important moments for Mary Lou McDonald.

In 2018, it marked the day she took over from Gerry Adams as Sinn Féin president.

Two years later, it marked the beginning of a new era for the party under her leadership, as it consolidated its best-ever election result.

We now know Sinn Féin topped the poll in the majority of constituencies and increased its number of seats by 14 - a remarkable result.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51448739

[NomadPatriot]

it's quoting itself now.....

[TeeGee]

Yeah, but....tequila.

Just send mageplunka69 a message, he will sort you out with tequila