User blog comment:JERealize/What lies beyond Panem?/@comment-5572847-20120523233653

World War III ended the world as we know it. It was triggered by several things. The Arab Spring, the Inflation of the Euro, and the economic recession of the States and a few other places. The Pacific islands and Australia were forgotten by Panem and had made it on their own. The people of Australia had to start over with technology almost and have built ships that travel to what's left of East Africa, Indonesia, the Indian subcontinent, and the Orient. All the islands have contact with one another and know a little bit about Panem. This may be stupid, but it's my theory