Sat at the crossroads of about five different empires and not one of them managed to stick around.
Fun fact: Afghanistan's lapis lazuli mines in Badakhshan have been continuously worked for over 6,500 years.
Most of the world still mixes it up with Australia, which must get old at passport control.
Fun fact: Vienna's Tiergarten Schönbrunn has been open since 1752, making it the world's oldest operating zoo.