After all the research I have done on the Mushroom Kingdom I have sustained substancial proof that The Mushroom Kingdom is actually a country. How is that you ask. About 5,000,000 light years away The planet of Mushroom World sits about the same distance from Earth from the sun. That is why there is amazing resemblance to Earth and the Mushroom World. It sits at a parralel of about 3 miles to the east than earth causing major enviromental changes on the planet. Such as over population of fungi, strange animals, and a very rare condition that causes the main species on the planet to evolve a strange disease that causes enlargment of the head and fungi to grow rapidly in the brain. The Toads are very cultured but not as advanced as their human counterpart. About the year 1359 b.c. Their were two civilizations on the equator that suported life. Sub-Con and The Mushroom Kingdom. Sub-Con was a race slowly disapearing. The Mushroom Kingdom was growing and fairly more advanced. One spring the King sent a prisoner to go and look for new land. (like Columbus) He searched for many years to find the new world eventually searching down into the Mushroom Peninsula and then they established a new civilazation in about 1569 b.c. Eventually over the years a very odd collection of creatures evolved from the turtle. They mostly kept to themselves and eventually got tired of it and Turned evil from horrible misfortunes. (famine,disease) So they had a war with the Mushroom Kingdom. This war was called the Irational War from 100 a.d. to 400 a.d. The Power of the king dcould not cause a resolution. The war finally ended but the fighting never stopped. Later on The Mushroom Kingdom became a country, and the King Koopa has been trying to steal it ever sence by trying to marry into the royal family and take over. The humans are very lucky to have studied such a brilliant culture and people. I'm doing more research and it will be posyted on this site very soon. (I've been literally been working on this sence I was five.) wierd fasination