Statistics for Countries Losing the Most Land Area over time

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Modern-Day Country	Amount of Lost Land	Home Continent	% Correct
Italy	-4,698,660 sq km (since 117)	Europe	100%
Russia	-5,701,754 sq km (since 1895)	Europe	100%
Spain	-13,194,006 sq km (since 1810)	Europe	100%
United Kingdom	-35,256,390 sq km (since 1920)	Europe	100%
China	-5,103,039 sq km (since 1790)	Asia	97%
France	-10,856,199 sq km (since 1920)	Europe	97%
Japan	c. -7,557,641 sq km (since 1942)	Asia	94%
Mexico	-2,456,450 sq km (since 1821)	North America	91%
Germany	-2,789,400 sq km (since 1911)	Europe	88%
India	c. -835,843 sq km (since 261 BC/250 BC)	Asia	88%
Mongolia	-22,435,884 sq km (since 1270/1309)	Asia	88%
Turkey	-4,416,438 sq km (since 1683)	Asia	88%
Egypt	-2,689,592 sq km (since 1956)	Africa	85%
Iran	-3,851,805 sq km (since 500 BC)	Asia	85%
Netherlands	-2,057,469 sq km (since 1938)	Europe	85%
Portugal	-5,407,770 sq km (since 1820)	Europe	85%
Belgium	c. -2,386,752 sq km (since 1941/1939)	Europe	76%
Greece	-5,068,043 sq km (since 323 BC)	Europe	76%
Peru	Over -1,098,581 sq km (since 1839)	South America	74%
Saudi Arabia	-8,950,310 sq km (since 750)	Asia	71%
Colombia	-1,994,165 sq km (since 1829)	South America	68%
South Africa	-825,615 sq km (since 1990)	Africa	56%
Ukraine	-1,496,372 sq km (since 1000)	Europe	56%
Morocco	c. -1,432,211 sq km (since 1200/1150)	Africa	41%
Taiwan	-7,663,803 sq km (since 1912)	Asia	38%