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Oldest Countries A-Z

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We are NOT counting the ancient countries like ancient China or Greece.
Some countries were founded in BC and early AD
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Letter
Country
A
Andorra
B
Bulgaria
C
Chile
D
Dominican Republic
E
Ethiopia
F
Finland
G
Georgia
H
Hungary
I
Ireland
J
Japan
K
Kuwait
L
Lithuania
M
Myanmar
N
Norway
O
Oman
P
Portugal
Q
Qatar
R
Romania
S
San Marino
T
Thailand
U
United Kingdom
V
Vietnam
Y
Yemen
Z
Zambia
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21 Comments
Kontio100
+2
Level 55
Apr 16, 2015
Isn't France older than Finland?
Quizzer6794
+2
Level 66
Apr 16, 2015
No (France 1958, Finland 1809)
Emric
+12
Level 57
Mar 20, 2020
How come France is created in 1958 ?? Its 5th Republic was proclaimed in 1958 but France is much older
stromae
+1
Level 70
Apr 16, 2015
mongolia? december 29, 1911? or monaco?
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 66
Apr 16, 2015
No (Mongolia 1206, Monaco 1297)
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 66
Apr 16, 2015
Those are actually real dates. Search up on google: "When was Mongolia founded?"
GoatUnicorn
+9
Level 58
Sep 11, 2019
It also says Denmark was founded in the 8th century, while the Dominican Republic was founded the 27th February 1844.

What is your source for this quiz?

dumBunny
+4
Level 61
Jun 17, 2024
When DR was accepted over Denmark and Finland over France, I knew this quiz was a joke. Time to randomly start guessing!
Dontneedone
+9
Level 80
Jun 17, 2024
I think posting a source instead of telling people to look it up would be much better. Feels too much like "Source: Trust me bro"
cmr0
+9
Level 73
Jun 17, 2024
Pretty bad quiz
Amilcar
+9
Level 73
Jun 17, 2024
I don't think the criteria you're using to determine a country's founding date make a lot of sense.
Gzorg
+5
Level 67
Jun 17, 2024
very poor quiz, unclear rules, Lithuania and Georgia countries formed USSR in 1990s, Myanmar in 1947 etc etc etc I have the impression that there are a lot of similar mistakes or inconsistencies in the rules here
alien7
+5
Level 35
Jun 17, 2024
Lithuania and Georgia were not formed during the USSR, they are much much older than that. But the quiz is weird and uses different rules for different countries so it's all confusing.
baklunch
+6
Level 55
Jun 17, 2024
what are your sources?
bilhat
+7
Level 63
Jun 17, 2024
This pretty much became 'guess a country beginning with that letter', as I couldn't see any logic to the answers I had already got.

Without a source this isn't ideal - but hey, for some reason a bunch of people are taking it 9 years after it was created :)

dumBunny
+2
Level 61
Jun 17, 2024
Can you explain what counts as the start of a country, or not. I'm very confused by what looks like inconsistencies to me.

Greece is not counted, i'm assuming because it was taken over/occupied by the Ottoman Empire, until the 1820's. However, Ireland and Vietnam are both included, even though they were occupied, and there are countries starting with I and V that, should technically bump them using the rule that didn't include Greece.

And why China isn't included is a total mystery to me.

manuelordonezf
+1
Level 71
Jun 17, 2024
This seems so random. We need to understand sources or the logic that determines the birthdate of a country
bessbdow
+1
Level 64
Jun 17, 2024
at the time im commenting, georgia is listed as the answer for G in the "oldest countries" AND the "newest countries" quizzes lol
bessbdow
+1
Level 64
Jun 17, 2024
same for hungary
Zettron
+1
Level 52
Feb 3, 2025
Even not included ancient dynasty, China is still older than Chile lol, this quiz is absurd.
WanderingWalrus
+1
Level 82
Mar 1, 2026
I must agree with the criticisms here. China has been an independent country far longer than Chile. Greece existed as an independent country before Georgia, even if you discount it during the Ottoman occupation (and if you do, then you must discount the time when Georgia was part of the USSR). Luxembourg was independent before Lithuania became a country again after the breakup of the USSR. Denmark, in continued existence for at least 1,000 years is older than Dominican Republic. The Vatican became a country in 1929 but Vietnam only gained independence in 1945.

I'm sorry, but this quiz really doesn't live up to the usual high standards of Jetpunk.

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