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Why might a country be in more than one continent?

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Answer: Transcontinental nations are countries which are located on more than one continent. They are also known as intercontinental states. The transcontinental countries are known to be part of a particular continent, but a portion of or its overseas territories lie in another continent

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They have a very large overall area, had a conquest to gain an overseas territory, or they were given control over a certain area after a war. For example America was given control of Iraq in the early 2000's but gave control to Pro-Republic officials.

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