The World of Tomorrow: A Story of the Earth and Her Future

The World of Tomorrow: A Story of the Earth and Her Future is a satirical future history piece of internet literature currently in the stages of planning. The story has no central focus, but instead takes place in the year 2061, and features portrayals of the lives of real-life public figures and/or their children. The story is also based on predictions of the after-effects of the political climate of the early 21st century.

Premise
In the year twenty-hundred and sixty-one, the world as we know is a radically different place. The United States continues to be a global power while competing against the Russian Federation in a new Cold War. In spite of this, humanity has managed to colonise both Mars and the Moon. Advancements in medicine have seen stronger treatments against commonly dreaded diseases such as Alzheimer's and various cancers. However, the world is not a utopia, the country that was once known as the Rainbow Nation is divided by ethnic conflict, and the Indian subcontinent has been decimated by a nuclear war, which saw a decline in global temperatures as a result of a small nuclear winter.

Predictions

 * By 2022, India and Pakistan engage in a small-scale nuclear war. It is implied that a computer error sparked the war.
 * In 2030, the European Union reforms itself into a federal republic named the European Federation. However, not all member-states supported the federalization, with six member-states (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, and Slovenia) protesting the process. These six states are eventually joined by Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Austria, and Croatia.
 * Twelve of these thirteen states eventually form an intergovernmental organization known as the European Alliance, holding onto the belief that the nation-states of Europe should continue to work together while maintaing their independence.
 * The Italian Republic is eventually separated into two states, the North wished to remain independent from the European Union and became the Independent State of Padania. The south joined the European Federation.
 * By 2061, there are only six monarchies remaining in the world; Denmark, Norway, Liechtenstein, Monaco, the Vatican City, Jordan, Romania, Montenegro, and Japan. When they were incorporated into the European Federation, the Swedish, Spanish, Dutch, Belgian, and Luxembourgish monarchies were formally abolished. In 2033, in a highly publicized referendum, the British public voted to abolish their age-old monarchy.