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Most impactful small country in world history?

My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the furth...
Buff Pervert
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violet party of the first part
  07/28/26
Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TE...
Buff Pervert
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violet party of the first part
  07/28/26
pop music?
Insanely creepy deranged black woman state
  07/28/26
ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by T...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essen...
Insanely creepy deranged black woman state
  07/28/26
Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branc...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music
Insanely creepy deranged black woman state
  07/28/26
yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Spain
learning disabled up-to-no-good hall
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To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Vatican
vivacious magical juggernaut crackhouse
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filthy coffee pot macaca
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apoplectic bright casino newt
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netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it a...
big-titted crystalline home fortuitous meteor
  07/28/26
Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They...
Buff Pervert
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Insanely creepy deranged black woman state
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blathering clown lettuce
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Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has inven...
Bipolar national gaping
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pearl marvelous fat ankles
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vivacious magical juggernaut crackhouse
  07/28/26
Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capi...
Insanely creepy deranged black woman state
  07/28/26
o7s in the chat for the Dutch.
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Someone said Netherlands above
blathering clown lettuce
  07/28/26
yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you bac...
exhilarant emerald field
  07/28/26
The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Swit...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
How is this an example of irony?
drunken meetinghouse ratface
  07/28/26
he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and cu...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i b...
multi-colored turquoise azn jap
  07/28/26
they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle ...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they ...
multi-colored turquoise azn jap
  07/28/26
whom did they damage
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
the us
multi-colored turquoise azn jap
  07/28/26
They’re literally actively engaged in what has been ju...
apoplectic bright casino newt
  07/28/26
Oh no, not the brown clowns!
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a...
blathering clown lettuce
  07/28/26
They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny pe...
pearl marvelous fat ankles
  07/28/26
Greece
brilliant razzle-dazzle knife
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yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at ...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
In terms of XO content, probably Andorra
mustard narrow-minded incel
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violet party of the first part
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eastern point of view, hong kong.
federal chapel
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can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian histor...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Venice
Irradiated School Cafeteria
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Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Denmark if it counts DUH
overrated big sanctuary masturbator
  07/28/26
Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white...
overrated big sanctuary masturbator
  07/28/26
what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the w...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bu...
Bipolar national gaping
  07/28/26
100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland i...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.
fighting university
  07/28/26
It's too yuge to qualify
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
And Sweden isn't? huh?
fighting university
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UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth
Buff Pervert
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Vatican City
filthy coffee pot macaca
  07/28/26
Post 1500, though? Probably not...
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Macedonia
Flesh Mind-boggling Boistinker Shrine
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culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music...
insane slate idea he suggested kitchen
  07/28/26
Strongman competitions
Buff Pervert
  07/28/26
Israel and it isn’t close
claret fantasy-prone preventive strike
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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

My two nominees are Portugal and Sweden. Obviously the further you go back Portugal takes it with the whole Age of Exploration shit. But Sweden invented Zyn, pop music, furniture, matches that don't explode, and file sharing. It's gotta be close!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:25 AM
Author: violet party of the first part



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029497)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:28 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

Forgot Portugal gave the world cans of sardines. Although TECHNICALLY a French invention.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029500)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:39 AM
Author: violet party of the first part



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029526)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:29 AM
Author: Insanely creepy deranged black woman state

pop music?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029504)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

ABBA, Ace of Base, Robyn, and virtually every major hit by Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Ariana Grande, and The Weeknd were written by a Swede. Country with 10 million people account for a massive percentage of American pop music. In deference to Norway, they wrote most of Rhianna's bangers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029513)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Insanely creepy deranged black woman state

Pop music existed before ABBA. Christ, the Beatles are essentially a pop band

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029518)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:40 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

Not really though. The Beatles were a Skiffle act that branched out into Rock n Roll. Bubble gum pop as we know it is a product of the nineteen hundred and nineties. it's not even disputable. The Mall would not be the Same without Scandinavians.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029530)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Insanely creepy deranged black woman state

Wrong!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029546)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:45 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

yeah I obviously wasn't talking about the Brill Building era but the widely repurposed namesake for the type of Britney/Xtina garbage we grew up on.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029552)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:36 AM
Author: learning disabled up-to-no-good hall

Spain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029514)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

To big fam but obviously Spain and Italy mog here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029515)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: vivacious magical juggernaut crackhouse

Vatican

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029519)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: filthy coffee pot macaca



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030420)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:39 PM
Author: apoplectic bright casino newt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030483)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: big-titted crystalline home fortuitous meteor

netherlands basically invented modern glocap and spread it across the planet

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029520)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

Twice the population of Sweden/Portugal but fair point. They also invented Protestantism as we know it. They were the first to refute Predestination while still maintaining a lot of Calvin's Reformed Theology.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029535)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Insanely creepy deranged black woman state



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029539)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: blathering clown lettuce



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029542)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:41 PM
Author: Bipolar national gaping

Netherlands and Portugaul are good answers. Sweden has invented some interesting things, but hasn't really moved the needle on world history in the same way.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030358)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: pearl marvelous fat ankles



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030382)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:59 PM
Author: vivacious magical juggernaut crackhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030394)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:41 AM
Author: Insanely creepy deranged black woman state

Don't sleep on the Dutch. Very important in the rise of capitalism and they had an overseas empire as well. They also played a major role in Europe (revolt against the Hapsburgs, sitting on the throne of England and the Glorious Revolution, etc.) starting around 16th century that Portugal really did not have.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029536)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:42 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

o7s in the chat for the Dutch.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029541)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: blathering clown lettuce

Someone said Netherlands above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029545)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: exhilarant emerald field

yes the whole trend of couches/chairs/beds that give you backaches and the frame cracks after a few months, while putting ppl who made actual high quality shit out of business was a very impactful movement. good job sweden. you deserve every last muslim you wave in

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029544)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:43 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

The irony is that the founder lived most of his life in Switzerland for tax purposes LOL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029547)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: drunken meetinghouse ratface

How is this an example of irony?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029558)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

he built his business on the back of Swedish heritage and culture and then moved to a tax haven so he wouldn't have to pay back into it ig

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029586)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:48 AM
Author: multi-colored turquoise azn jap

if youre including impactful in negative ways its israel i believe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029557)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

they don't have a long enough track record. Also the DEagle did not meaningfully change the world despite what some fans of CounterStrike might have you believe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029563)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: multi-colored turquoise azn jap

i have no idea what youre trying to say. year for year they have done massive damage.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029566)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:54 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

whom did they damage

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029572)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: multi-colored turquoise azn jap

the us

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029576)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:41 PM
Author: apoplectic bright casino newt

They’re literally actively engaged in what has been judicially determined to be a genocide as we speak.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030486)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

Oh no, not the brown clowns!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030493)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:59 AM
Author: blathering clown lettuce

Well if you assume Israel = Jews, then my God do they have a negative track record on the world.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029583)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:00 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

They only did shit to brownoids and the economy. NBD.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029588)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: pearl marvelous fat ankles

If we're counting Judea over time it becomes hard to deny period.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030496)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: brilliant razzle-dazzle knife

Greece

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029562)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: Buff Pervert

yeah that's a good one. although how small was it really at the height of it's power? It was like a huge empire. It's only small w/r/t today.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029565)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:52 AM
Author: mustard narrow-minded incel

In terms of XO content, probably Andorra

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029567)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:53 AM
Author: violet party of the first part



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029568)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 11:56 AM
Author: federal chapel

eastern point of view, hong kong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029575)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 12:01 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

can you elaborate more? I don't know shit about Asian history. What all did HK do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50029592)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: Irradiated School Cafeteria

Venice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030351)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

Pre 1700 definitely. Less so post 1800.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030427)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: overrated big sanctuary masturbator

Denmark if it counts DUH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030361)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

Explain some of their achievements besides whatever the fuck is an æbleskive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030424)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:01 PM
Author: overrated big sanctuary masturbator

Basically conquered England multiple times and guarded white civilization at critical times.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030843)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

what was like their biggest battle they won to protect the world

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030851)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: Bipolar national gaping

If we're going pound for pound champ, it's England with a bullet. They're on a small island. Their population is about 1/6 of the US, less than 1/20 of India and China. And despite that, they are the undisputed POTUS and driving force of world history, civilization, commerce, and industry from, let's say, 1588 (defeat of the Spanish Armada) until they decided to give it all up circa 1945.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030381)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:12 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

100% Agree however for purposes of this exercise Nederland is the maximum size. But no disagreement in general.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030432)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:18 PM
Author: fighting university

Yeah this is the answer, lol at the other answers ITT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030449)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:35 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

It's too yuge to qualify

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030478)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: fighting university

And Sweden isn't? huh?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030489)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:48 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

UK has 7 times the population of the Kingdom of Sweden hth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030494)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:08 PM
Author: filthy coffee pot macaca

Vatican City

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030419)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:10 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

Post 1500, though? Probably not...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030425)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:20 PM
Author: Flesh Mind-boggling Boistinker Shrine

Macedonia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030450)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: insane slate idea he suggested kitchen

culturally, iceland. from the old sagas to modern pop music. all from a tiny population on a frigid island.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030491)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: Buff Pervert

Strongman competitions

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030495)



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Date: July 28th, 2026 9:13 PM
Author: claret fantasy-prone preventive strike

Israel and it isn’t close

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5887034&forum_id=2...id.#50030857)