Germans are a distinct ethnolinguistic group that existed prior to the unified German nation state. Many (most?) countries exist because pre-existing ethnoling

Germans are a distinct ethnolinguistic group that existed prior to the unified German nation state. Many (most?) countries exist because pre-existing ethnolinguistic groups got their own country. For example, Bengalis have existed for long enough that you can easily identify them as a tightly clustered, distinct group in genetic profiles,[1] but never had their own country until 1971. [1] https://www.gnxp.com/WordPress/2018/07/09/the-main-interesting-thing-about-bangladeshi-genetics-is-how-east-asian-bangladeshis-are/ https://www.gnxp.com/WordPress/2018/07/09/the-main-interesti...