# Is the US the oldest running government?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 29, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-the-oldest-running-government/262024 "2004-08-29T00:16:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-the-oldest-running-government/262024/41 "2004-08-31T14:32:52Z")

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The USA is the oldest example of a nation in which the creation of a federation of states and the creation of an amendable constitution without prior reference were contemporaneous.

As far as claiming that the USA has the longest standing government goes, that is just plain silly.

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