A Bunch of Land That We Can't Decide Who Owns

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"Human Jordan, what are countries?" Xe'ro asked.

"Countries? Well, it's a landmass with a government, politics-"

"Oh so like tribal groups?" Xe'ro wrote in a notebook. "How many are there? 5? 10? I mean 15 is kind of pushing it but-"

"Wait," Jordan pursed his lips. "You only have that many?

Xe'ro stopped to think about it. "Well my birth planet has eleven so I guess I just assumed it."

"And you think that 15 is too many?"

"Yes."

Jordan paused. "How mad would you be if I said we had, like, about 200?"

Xe'ro stifled a laugh. "Well I would assume that you're lying and it was just a joke ... You're telling the truth, aren't you?"

"...Yep"

They took a few seconds to process this information. "Wait but how do you sustain an active government? How does monetary circulation work? How do you even maintain peace-"

"Oh actually we... don't."

"...You mean humans don't maintain peace across the planet?!"

"Well yeah I mean," Jordan scratched his head. "We had 2 world wars."

"..."

"..."

"...You had WHAT-"

Fun Facts:

          Nepal is the only country that does not have a rectangular flag.
          China is the country with the most people(1.44B). This is followed by India(1.38B), the United States (331M), Indonesia (273M), and Pakistan (220M)
          Papua New Guinea has 840 established languages. Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, and English are the most common.

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