Top 12 Countries with the Longest Continuous History in the World 🌍📜 12. Italy 🇮🇹 — 2,700+ years 11. Japan 🇯🇵 — 2,700+ years 10. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 — 3,000+ years 9. Greece 🇬🇷 — 3,000+ years 8. Israel 🇮🇱 — 3,000+ years 7. India 🇮🇳 — 3,500+ years 6. Korea 🇰🇷 — 4,000+ years 5. Lebanon 🇱🇧 — 4,000+ years 4. China 🇨🇳 — 4,000+ years 3. Syria 🇸🇾 — 4,500+ years 2. Egypt 🇪🇬 — 5,000+ years 1. Iraq 🇮🇶 — 5,000+ years