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What is ACTUALLY the oldest country in the world? 🤔🌍 We all know South Sudan is the youngest country after gaining independence in 2011, but finding the oldest is far more complicated. Most people point to Egypt with its 3,000-year-old pyramids or Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) with 6,000 years of civilization and ancient inventions like writing and the wheel. But modern Egypt and Iraq only gained independence in 1922 and 1932, making them barely a century old! What about independence? The United States was the first to break free from European empires, but it’s certainly not the oldest nation overall. If we define a country by its Constitution—the legal backbone of a nation—then San Marino takes the crown! Founded by Saint Marinus and Christian monks fleeing Roman persecution, its constitution was written in 1600 AD, making it over 425 years old. However, if we judge by unchanged borders, Andorra wins at over 700 years old, with boundaries untouched since 1278! Which metric do you think defines a country’s true age? Let me know below! 👇 #mapanimation #geography #history #oldestcountry #worldhistory