Can you name the geographic locations based upon things that would be true if they were sovereign nations?

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  • All of the answers are disputed territories, formerly independent nations or overseas territories and dependencies.
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If it was a sovereign nation...Non-nation
...it would be the 12th largest in the world, between the DRC (11th) and Saudi Arabia (13th).
...its capital would not move and it would contain the entirety of Hadrian's Wall.
...it would replace its neighbor Suriname as the smallest country in South America.
...it would apply for U.N. membership under the name Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
...Vancouver would be the second largest city in Canada.
...its government could return to Sukhumi from exile in Tbilisi.
...its highest point would be Tai Mo Shan.
...its anthem would be La Borinqueña, utilizing the Taino name for the island.
...the bank that bears its name could keep printing money in Edinburgh.
...its capital would be the city that translates, literally, to 'Orange Town.'
...it would be bordered, along half its island, by France.
...the city of Nicosia would be officially split in two.
If it was a sovereign nation...Non-nation
...it would be 640 miles away from any other country.
...it would include the three largest cities in what is currently the Netherlands.
...the Dalai Lama could return to Potala Palace.
...it would be ruled from Parliament House in Hobart.
...its football team still wouldn't have qualified for the World Cup since 1958.
...Spain would no longer border Andorra.
...it would account for nearly the entire southern border of the Gulf of Aden.
...the Roki Tunnel would be the only road connecting it to its northern counterpart in the Russian Federation.
...Moldova would control only one bank of the Dniestr River.
...it might rename itself the Republic of Ulster.
...Queen Elizabeth II would no longer be its head of state and New Zealand would no longer handle its diplomatic relations.
...it would be independent for the first time since 1846 and would be the 4th largest nation in N. America.
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