An Atlas of Extinct Countries Margaret Ronda these databases create a profile

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An Atlas of Extinct Countries Margaret Ronda these databases create a profilePrisoners of Geography meets Bill Bryson: a funny, fascinating, beautifully illustratedand timelyhistory of countries that, for myriad and often ludicrous reasons, no longer exist. Countries are just daft stories we tell each other. Theyre all equally implausible once you get up close. Countries die. Sometimes its murder, sometimes its by accident, and sometimes its because they were so ludicrous they didnt deserve to exist in the first place.