5 Oldest Countries in the World

3. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Date of first major civilization: 7250 BCE

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is an Asian country that is part of the region that saw the first migration of humans from Africa due to its favorable climate. This has also provided it with some great historical legacies, such as being the oldest region in the world to have made bread. Jordan also had one of the first Arabic empires in the form of the Nabuteans – with the Nabuetans’ capital Petra also thought by some to have played a crucial role in Islam.