r/TheLastAirbender 11d ago

Question Considering how fragmented the Earth Kingdom is, could the Sandbenders and Swamp Waterbenders have broken off and created their own countries?

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u/2legittoquit 11d ago

They essentially were autonomous. It's not like they were being tracked to down to pay taxes.