"What is the oldest country in the world? Depending on who you ask, you'll get a variety of responses. Some might say it's a country like China or Greece, where you can visit ancient cities that date all the way back to the second, third, or even fifth millennium BCE. But borders and cultures have always shifted - and will continue to shift - throughout history, and as a result, most of our present-day nations are actually quite young."
"For example: today's Russia was born out of the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991; its current constitution is only 21 years old. Modern Iran - officially the Islamic Republic of Iran - is turning just 46 next year; it wasn't a republic until 1979, after the Iranian Revolution. And sure, Rome itself was founded in 753 BCE, but the Republic of Italy, as we know it today, is only about 60 years old."
San Marino was founded in 301 and has maintained continuous independence for nearly two thousand years. The republic's diminutive size and deliberate diplomacy enabled its survival amid shifting borders and empires. Most modern nations formed or reformed in the 20th century, with examples including Russia's post-Soviet birth in 1991, Iran's republican founding in 1979, Italy's republic formation in 1946, the People's Republic of China in 1949, and Greece's Third Hellenic Republic in 1974. San Marino occupies about 24 square miles, making it the third smallest country by area, larger than Vatican City and Monaco but smaller than Liechtenstein. San Marino sits as an enclave within Italy.
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