[philipwhiuk]

> France

Two total wars (WW1 and WW2, plus numerous other invasions and revolutions).

> the UK,

has 10 of the list, not sure how many you're expecting

> Norway,

Population only 5 million. Considerable famine in 1690s.

> Albania

Italian occupation in WW2.

> India

British occupation

> Syria

French then British occupation, then Ba'ath, with coups.

> and a heck of a lot of other places with thousands of years of history.

Mostly lots of invasions. Britain hasn't been invaded since 1066. Japan has had plenty of wars but no serious land occupation since the Mongols.

[twobyfour]

But by that logic, Germany makes zero sense.