What are the worlds 10 oldest countries that still exist?

<h3>What are the worlds 10 oldest countries that still exist?</h3>

ive head all these iran/iraq india, china, egypt even Portugal (1143 AD)
Andorra (1278 AD)
Switzerland (1291 AD) i agree BUT Russia (back then Kievskaya Rus') has become officially a country in 991 AD, so why dont anyone list her!!!


<strong>Andorra best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by R P</i><br/>romania. now days it is an independent part of russia, but it still governs it's self.</p>
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Andorra Le Vella</p>

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