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Re:The oldest company in almost every country (that is still... by ineedasername on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @06:48PM (#22428803)
Because it's a nation, not an asset-holding entity that is nation-agnostic.
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Re:The oldest company in almost every country (that is still... by krapp on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @07:17PM (#22429020)
The Vatican is a nation.
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Re:The oldest company in almost every country (that is still... by ineedasername on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @07:25PM (#22429073)
It is, nominally, a nation in name, done for political reasons to remedy the Italian government's exertion of power over the institution. Idiosyncrasies of naming aside, it serves much the same purpose as a corporate headquarters. And regardless of all of that, it's nationhood is new, under 100 years old. Imagine we suddenly granted Apple headquarters nationhood: it would not change the material reality that it is functionally a corporation.
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Re:The oldest company in almost every country (that is still... by Brendinooo on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @11:17PM (#22430401)
The Papal States were a thing for about 1000 years though.
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