whats the oldest unchanged country in history?

Question

what is the oldest country in the world?

with continuous inhabitation in its current borders by the same ethnic group?

Answer 1

If you're looking for a country where the same ethnic group has lived, unchanged, for the longest time... I nominate Iceland. It wasn't settled until the late 800's, but the population has definitely remained homogeneous.

Iceland also has the world's oldest legislative assembly, established in the year 930.

Egypt and Iraq/Mesopotamia have been around much longer, but there have been all kinds of invaders running through and conquering those places, etc.

Answer 2

China was definitely a country that lasted longest with an unchanged form of government and religion.

Interestingly, Iceland has, since the 10th century, been a democracy and is generally considered the oldest democracy in the world.

Answer 3

San Marino is the oldest REPUBLIC, but how would you define "unchanged"?

I think Tonga, between Hawaii and New Zealand in the Pacific Ocean could be the oldest.

They have a monarchy whose line pre-dates contact with western explorers. Warring islands united over 400 years ago, so does that "Change" it too much? It may have gone from a feudal system to a monarchy, but it's rulers have been of the same race for several thousand years.

"Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji are described by anthropologists as the cradle of Polynesian culture and civilization."

Samoa divided it's islands into West Samoa and Samoa.

Fiji has altered its politics under British influence and even had an elected leader not of the Polynesian race - until ousted.

So Tonga is my best guess

Answer 4

According to tradition, San Marino is known as the world's oldest republic. The tiny republic was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marino (or Saint Marinus) on September 3, in the year 301 C.E.

Answer 5

Iraq goes back 7000 BC

Indus Valley Civilization, the first known civilization to India existed around 3000-2,500 BC to about 1500 BC, which is a around the same time as the Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations.

China, around 4000 BC, civilization began for them around the Yellow river Valley (which runs along the Indus Valley in India)

Answer 6

The Egyptians came from Ethiopia and Sudan. So long ago that country's didn't have boundary's,
But your not going to be able to prove much older than that if your taking about territory.

Answer 7

Believe it or not, the United States of America.

Other countries are older in name, but the system of government in the United States has remained virtually unchanged for 230 years. If there is a system of government currently in existance that has lasted continuously for longer than that, I do not know what it is.

Not England.
Not China
Not Japan
Not France
Not Germany
Who?

Answer 8

Philippines

Answer 9

Iran, the persians have inhabited Iran since 1400 BCE or longer. Though the name did change many still claim their persian heritage. Besides the UN changed the name.

Answer 10

Georgia