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Which country has the longest national anthem?
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#53101. Asked by eytank. (Dec 14 04 12:13 AM)
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peasypod
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The Greek national anthem has 158 verses, I guess that could be the longest.
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Arpeggionist
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Do they sing them all regularly?
The longest national anthem I had to endure was the anthem of Burundi. This national hymn, set terribly for brass band, lasted fully six minutes. And we were standing out there in the snow, forbidden to move. (I was on an honor guard greeting five foreign embassadors into Israel - those of Latvia, France, the US, Burundi and Mauritania.) Next to Burundi's anthem, Latvia's seemed like a short, to-the-point breath of fresh air.
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