A little history/geography quiz

Hmm, interesting. It's not what I was thinking of. A quick look see says maybe it qualifies, it has some aspects of sovereignty under International law, but it's Wiki article says it does not exist as a state, although it does have something called "obderver status" at the united nations. It is not clear to me that it is just a building, but anyways it's not the answer I wanted.

Lol heck I don't know if its just a building but that's what I imagine in my head when I think of microstates like the vatican...if that's not it, then nothing pops to mind right now.Good tough question tho

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Originally Posted by CGM

hmmm.....

Malta is an Island nation in the Mediterranean. It is south of Sicily. You are getting rather warm, though I don't know about right next to the Vatican.

Just to revisit, we are looking for the name of a landlocked European country that is completely within another country, and it is not the Vatican.

Here is an interesting little tidbit that I did not know. This country was founded in 301 AD, making it the world's oldest sovereign state, or at least the world's oldest republic. Another point of interest is that until 1463, its land area consisted of a single mountain.

Scrap and Armin are getting warm. Not San Remo

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OK, the answer to the question is San Marino, which is entirely contained within the country of Italy. Hre is a Wiki excerpt...

San Marino is the oldest sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world, having been founded on 3 September 301 by Marinus of Rab, a Christian stonemason fleeing the religious persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian. The Constitution of San Marino, enacted in 1600, is the world's oldest constitution still in effect.[1]

Shame its not San Remo Ive got a great Story to tell about Boxing there.:-X

If the Sovereign thingy of malta was the answer, surely we would have had to accept every single counties international embassies around the world as they are all sovereign territory and they would be completely encircled by another country?

Apart from Iraq and Afghanistan's embassies which are our territory ;)

I know that wasn't the answer, but I thought I'd make the point anyway.

Question someone

What's the heaviest living insect on the planet?

Is it the Centipede found in the Amazon.

Nope

Dung Beatle

Loved there music ;D

No.



What did the centipede sing to his girlfriend?

I Wanna Hold Your Hand Hand Hand Hand Hand



(He wouldn't have had this girlfriend if she was the heaviest insect on the planet. The fat bitch.)

Thats really putting her foot down

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Originally Posted by X

What's the heaviest living insect on the planet?

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Some kind of Australian cockroach no doubt. ;)

Japanese super beetle?