what differentiates a country to a continent? It can’t be the amount of countries bc of Australia and Antarctica. It can’t be population bc of Antarctica. Is it size?

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what differentiates a country to a continent? It can’t be the amount of countries bc of Australia and Antarctica. It can’t be population bc of Antarctica. Is it size?

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The notion of a country is entirely political, not geographical. A country is as big an area as you can conquer, defend and govern. Empires like the British and Roman were effectively single counties, spanning multiple continents

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