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Belarus got access to the sea
(in the section "Humor»)
The authoritative British magazine The Economist has decided to correct the mistakes of history and geopolitical published a "right" map of Europe. Belarus has been moved to the north and gained access to the Baltic Sea.
"The people who annoy the neighbors, can always move to another place, but states can not. But imagine what would. If remake the map of Europe, life in it would be more logical and friendly, "- writes The Economist.
Britain, which after the election will face a difficult financial situation, according to the journal, should move closer to the southern European countries, who are in a similar situation. Britain could be towed to the Azores. But if the road will be bumpy, it will be a great opportunity to on the way from Britain broke off and became a separate island Wales and Scotland.
On the spot, which was previously occupied on the map Poland, Britain is expected to arrive. Poland and so suffered enough from its geographical location between Russia and Germany and earned the chance to enjoy the bracing winds of the North Atlantic Ocean and the natural water barrier between themselves and any potential invaders.
Incomprehensible small Flemish-French language squabbles fragrant Belgium Central Europe in its worst forms, such as those nonsense that Slovakia invents for its Hungarian-speaking minority. So Belgium should swap places with the Czech Republic. Passionless, highly organized, have excellent Protestant Czechs got used to the new Dutch neighbors, and vice versa.
Belarus, currently has no access to the sea and seeks to get out from under the thumb of Russia, it would get a huge benefit from the proximity to the Nordic region, whose influence played a big role in helping the Baltics shed its Soviet legacy.
So it is necessary to move further north to its present location in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Well, these three countries should move somewhere closer to Ireland.
As the Emerald Isle, they suffered the pain of "internal devaluation", returning competitiveness by cutting wages and prices rather than an easy way to select a currency devaluation or recklessly borrow money, as does Greece.
Baltics would also be glad to get away from Russia and become closer to America. But Kaliningrad, on the contrary, it is possible to travel to Russia, ending its anomalous status of the legacy of World War II and the possibility of denying Russian intrigues in rail transit.
On the territory vacated by Poland and Belarus should come the western and central part of Ukraine. Germany, having caught the Ukrainian border is only 100 km from Berlin, would be forced to begin to treat issues of European integration more seriously. Moving Ukraine would allow Russia to move to the west and to the south, thus free Siberia to the Chinese, who, in any case, sooner or later it zapoluchat.
Then comes the turn of a reorganization of the Balkans. Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo must be swapped. Macedonia should take place near Kosovo with Serbia, Kosovo - to move to a place on the coast of Albania and Albania - move inland. Because of this would disappear paranoid fantasy of Greek territorial claims on the part of the Slav irredentists from the north. But Bosnia is too fragile to move it and will have to stay where there are.
Switzerland and Sweden are often confused. So it would make sense to move Switzerland north, where it falls right in the Scandinavian countries. Its neutrality would find understanding of Finns and Swedes, and Norway would be happy to have at hand other, non-EU countries, the country.
Germany, as well as France, could remain in their places. But Austria could move to the west, to the place of Switzerland, freeing up space for Slovenia and Croatia *. In the new regional alliance they could join northern Italy. The rest of Italy (anything below of Rome), have joined to Sicily, creating a new country, officially called the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, but colloquially called Bordello (meaning public house. - Comm. IA). This country could form a currency union with Greece, but no one else.
* - A welcome side-effect of these changes will release space for previously fictional countries, such as Ruritania Anthony Hope, Sildaviya and Borduriya Herge (fictional banana republic of Belgian comic) and Woolgar (a fictional country, as shown in the in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) *
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The authoritative British magazine The Economist has decided to correct the mistakes of history and geopolitical published a "right" map of Europe. Belarus has been moved to the north and gained access to the Baltic Sea.
"The people who annoy the neighbors, can always move to another place, but states can not. But imagine what would. If remake the map of Europe, life in it would be more logical and friendly, "- writes The Economist.
Britain, which after the election will face a difficult financial situation, according to the journal, should move closer to the southern European countries, who are in a similar situation. Britain could be towed to the Azores. But if the road will be bumpy, it will be a great opportunity to on the way from Britain broke off and became a separate island Wales and Scotland.
On the spot, which was previously occupied on the map Poland, Britain is expected to arrive. Poland and so suffered enough from its geographical location between Russia and Germany and earned the chance to enjoy the bracing winds of the North Atlantic Ocean and the natural water barrier between themselves and any potential invaders.
Incomprehensible small Flemish-French language squabbles fragrant Belgium Central Europe in its worst forms, such as those nonsense that Slovakia invents for its Hungarian-speaking minority. So Belgium should swap places with the Czech Republic. Passionless, highly organized, have excellent Protestant Czechs got used to the new Dutch neighbors, and vice versa.
Belarus, currently has no access to the sea and seeks to get out from under the thumb of Russia, it would get a huge benefit from the proximity to the Nordic region, whose influence played a big role in helping the Baltics shed its Soviet legacy.
So it is necessary to move further north to its present location in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Well, these three countries should move somewhere closer to Ireland.
As the Emerald Isle, they suffered the pain of "internal devaluation", returning competitiveness by cutting wages and prices rather than an easy way to select a currency devaluation or recklessly borrow money, as does Greece.
Baltics would also be glad to get away from Russia and become closer to America. But Kaliningrad, on the contrary, it is possible to travel to Russia, ending its anomalous status of the legacy of World War II and the possibility of denying Russian intrigues in rail transit.
On the territory vacated by Poland and Belarus should come the western and central part of Ukraine. Germany, having caught the Ukrainian border is only 100 km from Berlin, would be forced to begin to treat issues of European integration more seriously. Moving Ukraine would allow Russia to move to the west and to the south, thus free Siberia to the Chinese, who, in any case, sooner or later it zapoluchat.
Then comes the turn of a reorganization of the Balkans. Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo must be swapped. Macedonia should take place near Kosovo with Serbia, Kosovo - to move to a place on the coast of Albania and Albania - move inland. Because of this would disappear paranoid fantasy of Greek territorial claims on the part of the Slav irredentists from the north. But Bosnia is too fragile to move it and will have to stay where there are.
Switzerland and Sweden are often confused. So it would make sense to move Switzerland north, where it falls right in the Scandinavian countries. Its neutrality would find understanding of Finns and Swedes, and Norway would be happy to have at hand other, non-EU countries, the country.
Germany, as well as France, could remain in their places. But Austria could move to the west, to the place of Switzerland, freeing up space for Slovenia and Croatia *. In the new regional alliance they could join northern Italy. The rest of Italy (anything below of Rome), have joined to Sicily, creating a new country, officially called the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, but colloquially called Bordello (meaning public house. - Comm. IA). This country could form a currency union with Greece, but no one else.
* - A welcome side-effect of these changes will release space for previously fictional countries, such as Ruritania Anthony Hope, Sildaviya and Borduriya Herge (fictional banana republic of Belgian comic) and Woolgar (a fictional country, as shown in the in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) *
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