What Is the Shortest-Lived Country in History?
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Published 2019-03-14
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Writing by Adam Chase (Twitter: @adamhchase)
Animation by Josh Sherrington
Music by Epidemic Sound
All Comments (21)
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Apparently, Wakanda only lasted 2hr 15min.
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I was watching the news and I saw Catalonia got its independence. I went to the toilet,and when I came back,it was a part if Spain again.
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Catalonia: yay I’m independent! Spain: Your 8 second free trial has expired
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“Let’s do it! Let’s make a country!” “Okay” 7 seconds later “That was kinda boring let’s stop”
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I declare my bedroom as the democratic republic of messland
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I remember that I was having lunch and my father came saying Catalonia is independent, when we finished having lunch, Catalonia was part of Spain again
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I'm from Catalonia and I was coming back from school when independence was declared and I remember we all started shouting and cheering in the bus only to get upset like 10 seconds later
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I declare my apartment as the Republic of Total Mess. Population: 4 (my family) Capital: Kitchen Government: my parents
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When I first read the title I thought someone saying like 'i declare this as an independent country!' 8 seconds later 'actually wait no'
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That intro sponsorship was longer than the country
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I remember that day in 2017 when I was folding clothes before going to bed and changed nationalities twice in less than ten seconds without even noticing. Fun times.
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"We are officially a country now, yay" "whoooohhooooo" "ok no more"
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8 seconds? I've had farts last longer than that.
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Crimea: alright we a country now? Russia: yeah sure Crimea: sweet 1 day later Russia: your mine now
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Catalonia: I am independant! Also Catalonia: Nah
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HAI: short living country ever My country in strategy game: Pathetic
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I officially recognize Halfasinteresting-stania as a UN member state.
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Dude: We need to design a flag Another dude: oops our country just dissolved
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Wow! Thank you for putting me on to something I didn't know. Cheers!
