Big Countries that Became Smaller

Can you name all of these countries which were once big but are now smaller?

This does not count colonial empires but does count continuous land empires.

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First submitted	February 26, 2021
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Continent	Answer
Asia	Mongolia
Asia	Japan
Europe	Italy
Europe	France
Europe	Germany
Transcontinental	Turkey
Africa	Mali
Asia	Armenia
North America	Mexico

Continent	Answer
Asia	Brunei
Asia	Iran
South America	Bolivia
Europe	Sweden
Africa	Egypt
Europe	Poland
Transcontinental	Russia
Europe	Spain

Level 63

Feb 26, 2021

Let me know if there are any I missed

Level 66

Feb 26, 2021

What is defined as "big but becoming smaller?" You might as well add Sudan on here that became smaller when South Sudan became independent. Also Poland used to be bigger.

Level 63

Feb 26, 2021

A country which used to be massive but has lost a considerable amount of land over time and now is tiny or medium size.

Level 85

Feb 26, 2021

Russia? Spain? Portugal? Egypt? Australia?

Level 63

Feb 26, 2021

Thanks I will add it.

Level 34

Feb 26, 2021

nice quiz! got only 4.... My brain isn't working right. And Quizboy786 is a really nice guy..... Nice quiz, anyway