• Kiosade@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    I mean, what were the middle parts of Italy and Germany before? Wouldn’t those technically be countries that don’t exist anymore as well?

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      10 months ago

      What about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ?

      Or the multiple Kingdoms which existed on both islands 1,000 + years ago ?

      Historically just about the oldest recognisable country in Europe is France and even it’s borders have shifted on multiple occasions.