According to a list by the World Population Review (WPR), India is the seventh oldest country in the world by date of earliest known organized government. As per the review, India’s earliest known government was founded in 2000 BCE. But, the question arises in mind about who is the oldest? In the list by WPR, Iran has been considered as the oldest country in the world. Iran’s government was founded in 3200 BCE, the WPR report mentioned.
Here are the countries that the World Population Review considers to be the oldest in the world based on the date of the earliest known organised government:
- Iran – 3200 BCE
- Egypt – 3100 BCE
- Vietnam – 2879 BCE
- Armenia – 2492 BCE
- North Korea – 2333 BCE
- China – 2070 BCE
- India – 2000 BCE
- Georgia – 1300 BCE
- Israel – 1300 BCE
- Sudan – 1070 BCE
- Afghanistan – 678 Bc Meanwhile, on the basis of the date of self-sovereignty, Japan is the oldest country in the world, followed by China, France and others.
Using a different criterion, the following nations are listed as the oldest in the world by date of self-sovereignty by World Population Review:
- Japan – 660 BCE
- China – 221 BCE
- San Marino – 301 CE
- France – 843 CE
- Austria – 976 CE
- Denmark – sometime in the 10th century CE
- Hungary – 1001 CE
- Portugal – 1143 CE
- Mongolia – 1206 CE
- Thailand – 1238 CE
