Didn't know this thread existed. Thanks world map for this wonderful thread. I think there will be many new nations by the end of this century- thanks to the wrong preceeedent set by the big 4 in Paris 1919 (BTW, Paris 1919 by Margaret McMillan is a great book, highly reccomended). The problems pertaining to nationalism and minorities after the fall of the Ottoman empire was not seriously dealt with by the allied powers. So the problems still remain. For many people in the Balkans and Central Asia (and some in Africa) they are citizens of this or that country because of the ignorance of the Paris peacemakers and or other politica factors. They want to exercise self-determination too. I think there will be at least one new nation in the middle east. Many more in Africa and South Asia will be totally different. Central Asia will see at least 4 new nations similar to Khanates of the Great Game days. And Nepal? Nepal will be very different and we don't have to wait 100 years, in less than 50 years time, we will be seeing a new Nepal.