User:Spesh531/List of proposed state mergers

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This is a list of proposed state mergers, including both current and historical proposals. The entities listed below differ from separatist movements in that they would form as a merger or union of two or more existing states, territories, colonies, or other regions, becoming either a federation, confederation, or other type of unified sovereign state.

Current edit

Proposed state	Components	Notes
Catalan Countries	Andorra Catalonia (part of Spain) Northern Catalonia (part of France) Valencian Community (part of Spain) Balearic Islands (part of Spain)	Proposed by Catalan separatists and most Catalan nationalists.
File:Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations.svg Commonwealth Union	Antigua and Barbuda Australia The Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Grenada Jamaica New Zealand Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Solomon Islands Tuvalu United Kingdom	Brought up numerous times, especially in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom where pressure groups exist.
China	People's Republic of China Republic of China
Iberia	Portugal Spain	Brought up multiple times throughout history, starting in the 18th Century. Still some minor support in both Spain and Portugal.^[1]
Ireland	Northern Ireland (part of United Kingdom) Republic of Ireland	It is a goal of Irish republicans and most Irish nationalists.
Korea	North Korea South Korea	Korean Reunification has been a goal for both Koreas since the 1953 armistice agreement. South Koreans hope to end the dictatorship of the North and to bring families back together. It is also still a goal for North Koreans.
Federal Republic of Macedonia	Republic of Macedonia Bulgarian Macedonia.	Set for 2018 before Entered to the European Union.
One-state solution	Israel Palestinian territories	Many Conflicts have happened in Israel and the Palestinian territories ever since the Jewish settled into Palestine. It has been a goal for the Jewish to keep their chosen land, but the Arabs also claim the territory as the state of Palestine.
Peru-Bolivian Confederation	Bolivia Peru	Proposed by Ollanta Humala in 2011 to reestablish the confederation.[1]
Federal Republic of Serbia	Serbia Republika Srpska (Part of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Greater Romania	Romania Moldova	See also: Movement for the unification of Romania and Moldova
Union State	Belarus Russia May also include: Abkhazia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Serbia South Ossetia Transnistria Ukraine
United States of Africa	Strictest definition includes members of the African Union (54): Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe May also include: Morocco Somaliland	Supported by Libya, Eritrea, Ghana, Senegal and Zimbabwe. South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria have shown less interest in the idea.^[2]
United States of Europe	Strictest definition includes mrmbers of the European Union (27): Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Republic of Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Kingdom of the Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom

Historic edit

21st Century edit

Proposed state	Components	Time period	Successful?	Notes
Cyprus	Republic of Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	2004	No	Rejected in a UN-sponsored referendum, with 64.90% approval from the Turkish Cypriot Community but only 24.17% from the Greek Cypriot Community.

20th Century edit

Proposed state	Components	Time period	Successful?	Notes
Arab Federation	Kingdom of Iraq Jordan	1958	Yes (14 February 1958 - 2 August 1958)	An attempt to unify the two Hashemite kingdoms of Iraq and Jordan. While successful, the short-lived union was disestablished after a military coup deposed King Faisal II of Iraq.
Arab Islamic Republic	Tunisia Libya	1974	No	Proposed by Muammar Gaddafi.
Balkan Federation	Yugoslavia Albania Bulgaria	1910	No
Federation of Arab Republics	United Arab Republic Libya Also invited: Iraq Sudan	1972-1977	No	An attempt to build a Pan-Arab state.
Franco-British Union	France United Kingdom	1956	No	Proposed by French Prime Minister Guy Mollet during the Suez Crisis.
Germany	East Germany West Germany	1990	Yes
Greek-Serbian Federation	FR Yugoslavia Greece Macedonia	1992-2001	No	A serious project proposed by Slobodan Milošević in 1992.
Greek-Yugoslav confederation	Strictest definition: Greece Kingdom of Yugoslavia Loosest definition also includes: Albania Bulgaria Romania	1942-1944	No
Międzymorze	Belarus Czechoslovakia Ukraine Estonia Finland Hungary Latvia Lithuania Poland Romania Yugoslavia	November or December 1918	No	Also called "Intermarum". Suggested shortly after World War I to combat the influences of Germany and Russia.
North Borneo Federation	Kingdom of Sarawak British North Borneo Protectorate of Brunei	1956-1960	No
Polish-Czechoslovak confederation	Poland Czechoslovakia	1939–1948	No	A serious project proposed by Władysław Sikorski.
Senegambia Confederation	Senegal Gambia	Between 1 January 1982 and 30 September 1989	Yes (1 January 1982 - 30 September 1989)	Loose confederation was formed, but ended due to Gambia's lack of interest in integration.
Tanzania	Tanganyika Zanzibar	1964	Yes
Union of African States	Ghana Guinea Mali	1958	Yes (23 November 1958 - 1962)	The Union fell apart in 1962, when Guinea started to reach out to the United States, against the Marxist leaning of the other partners, who were more oriented towards the Cold War adversary of the U.S., the Soviet Union.
United Arab Republic	Egypt Syria	1958	Yes (22 February 1958 - 28 September 1961)	A short-lived Pan-Arab state.
United Arab States	United Arab Republic North Yemen	1958	Yes (8 March 1958 - 26 December 1961)	Loose confederation between United Arab Republic and North Yemen.
Vietnam	North Vietnam South Vietnam	1976	Yes
Yemen	North Yemen South Yemen	1990	Yes

19th Century edit

Proposed state	Components	Time period	Successful?	Notes
(Absolute Monarchy: Black, White and red. Dictatorship: Black, red and orange) Greater German Empire (Not Nazi Germany)	Kingdom of Prussia South German Confederation Kingdom of Bavaria Kingdom of Württemberg Grand Duchy of Baden Grand Duchy of Hesse Alsace-Lorraine (Part of French Third Republic) (Grand duchy of) Luxembourg Duchy of Schleswig Duchy of Limburg Duchy of Brunswick Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchy of Nassau Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (The duchy lost Saalfeld but gained Gotha and was renamed Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen (The family lost parts of the duchy in 1826 to the duchy of Saxe-Meiningen and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha but gained the dukedom of Saxe-Altenburg in the same year.) Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Grand Duchy of Oldenburg (Duchy of) Anhalt-Dessau (Duchy of Anhalt from 1863) (Duchy of) Anhalt-Bernburg (to 1863) (Duchy of) Anhalt-Köthen (to 1847) Principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Principality of Liechtenstein (Principality of) Hohenzollern-Hechingen (merged with Prussia in 1850) (Principality of) Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (merged with Prussia in 1850) Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont Principality of Reuss-Greiz Principality of Reuss-Gera Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe Principality of Lippe Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg Free City of Lübeck Free City of Frankfurt Free City of Bremen Free City of Hamburg	1815-1871	No	The idea was conceived by the Austrians as an opposite foreign policy to that of Kingdom of Prussia, who just desired Lesser Germany, which was formed in 1871. Forming such an empire was very complex but the following set of steps and criteria was needed. Because Austria and Prussia did not fit inside the German confederation red line limits they both came up with their own ideas for the future of Germany. For Austria to form Greater Germany she would needed to have declared an illegitimate casus belli on the Prussian Kingdom for the principalities of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. These two small states were needed to create the South German Confederation which were not controlled by Austria but Prussia. Because Austrian Empire had influence over Bavaria, Wurttemberg and Baden, after Austria’s annexation of Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen; Austria would have forced them and donated their small piece of land, to create a satellite nation under their direct control. An alliance with France when going to war with Prussia would have helped greatly as well. War with Denmark was required next to gain the German one of two reunification requirements, the first being the Duchy of Schleswig and the second being part of France itself; with the much needed imperial territory of Alsace-Lorraine. Because the German-Dualism and the future of the Germany was all about dominance over other countries; Austria needed to dominate Prussia for short period time. To influence it while being weak and not being on the world power list. What was very convenient at the time was that Prussian province of Silesia, which had the highest population and as a result the biggest industry of the kingdom was invested by Prussia greatly and was next to Austria itself. Taking this from Prussia would cause Austria to have a complete dominance over the historical modern Germany Empire as we knew it. What makes this idea so intriguing is the German Empire and Austrian Empire would be combined creating a super state. If this were to have happened the fate of Prussia itself is unknown, either it would be annexed by Austrian Emperor incorporating the entire territory into the archduke itself or the title would have been given to him making him the King of Prussia. The other states would remain the same. The total km2 of the empire would have been 1,239,557.54km2, while in square miles it would have been 478,596 sq mi. In comparison Mail is slightly bigger. If the merger were successful then the following title would be created for the emperor of the Germany this is listed below: His Imperial and Royal Majesty Franz Josef the first, by the Grace of God, Emperor of the Germans, King of (Prussia), Hungary, Bohemia, Lombardy, Venice, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria; Archduke of Austria; Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cracow, Lower Rhine and of Posen, Sovereign and supreme Duke of Silesia and of the County of Glatz, Duke of Saxony of Westphalia, Angria, Pomerania, Lüneburg, Holstein and Schleswig, Magdeburg, Bremen, Guelders, Cleves, Jülich, Wends, Kassubes, Crossen, Lauenburg, Mecklenburg and Bergof, Lorraine, Salzburg, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Bukovina, Modena, Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla, Auschwitz, Zator, Teschen, Friuli, Ragusa (Dubrovnik), Zara (Zadar) and Upper and Lower Silesia; Grand Prince of Transylvania; Burgrave of Nuremberg, Landgrave of Hesse and Thuringia, Margrave of Moravia, Brandenburg, Upper and Lower of Lusatia and in Istria; Princely Count of Habsburg, Tyrol, Kyburg, Gorizia and Gradisca and Henneberg; Count of Hohenzollern, Hohenems, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg, Mark, of Ravensberg, of Hohenstein, Tecklenburg and Lingen, of Mansfeld, Sigmaringen and Veringen; Prince of Trent (Trento), Brixen; Rügen, East Friesland, Paderborn, Pyrmont, Halberstadt, Münster, Minden, Osnabrück, Hildesheim, of Verden, Cammin, Fulda, Nassau and Moers, Lord of Frankfurt , Trieste, Cattaro (Kotor), and over the Windic march..
Antillean Confederation	Cuba Puerto Rico Dominican Republic	1869 or 1870	No	Proposed by Ramón Emeterio Betances.
United States	United States Texas	1845	Yes (1845–present)	See Texas annexation
Peru–Bolivian Confederation	Bolivia Peru	1829–1839	Yes (1836–1839)
Scandinavia	Denmark Norway Sweden	Mid-19th Century.	No
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Ireland	1800	Yes (1801-1922)