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NO! MY LACK OF COMPUTERIENESS HAS FAILED ME! FAILED MEEEE!
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Hmmm.

If you're going for a Great Britain type feel...

*sorts through kindle books*

Ah.

Here it is. the Opium Wars.

Perhaps you could take the central island, between Not! Africa! and Not! Europe and compensate for the lost land by claiming part of Not! Asia and justify it with an Opium war-esque conflict with a Not! Asia nation that escalated to total annexation?

For reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars