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What Is the Oldest Country in the World? Six Answers, All Defensible

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Jordan Walker

Ask this question in a pub in San Marino, and you will get one answer. Ask it in Cairo, Kyoto, or Lisbon, and you will get three more, each with evidence behind it. The disagreement is not about history. It is about what the word country means, and every ranking you find online has quietly […]

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Country Records Explained: The Biggest, Smallest, Oldest and Strangest

Posted on August 13, 2026 by Jordan Walker

Most country records come with an asterisk. The largest country by land area is settled beyond argument, and then the third-place spot turns into a dispute between China and the United States that depends on whether you count coastal waters. The oldest country has at least six credible answers depending on what you mean by […]

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