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Just read that the oldest countries in the world are significantly older than people think. Iran has supposedly existed since 3200 BC, even before Egypt. Crazy when you consider how long these cultures have lasted.
The oldest countries in the world have some millennia behind them—China, India, Vietnam—all with incredibly long histories. Some of these oldest countries are still major powers today, others are more in the background.
What surprised me: North Korea is supposedly also among the oldest countries in the world (2333 BC). I wouldn’t have expected that, to be honest. It makes me curious how they calculate that.
Somehow fascinating how stable some of these oldest countries in the world have been over the millennia. Or is it just a matter of definition?