[WikiEN-l] en: well on the way to ... 2 million!

[Steve Bennett]

On 8/23/06, Sam Korn <smoddy at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is very true.  However, how many *other* countries do?  Take
> Germany.  Do you go back to reunification in 1990, separation in 1945,
> the beginning of Bismarck's empire in 1871 or some point in the far
> off past?  It is not obvious, and I expect many other countries will
> have similar difficulties.

As far back as there is a single, known ruler for an area not less
than half the size of the present day country.

(since I'm making the rules up as I go along anyway)

Steve